US federal shutdown enters sixth day as threat of layoffs looms

The U.S. government shutdown entered its sixth day on Monday, with President Donald Trump's Republicans and congressional Democrats still at an impasse and the White House threatening to ramp up pressure by ordering mass layoffs of federal workers.

via: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-federal-shutdown-enters-sixth-day-threat-layoffs-looms-2025-10-06/