1. The Director of the Office of Management and Budget, Russell Vought, has stated that the number of federal job cuts due to the ongoing government shutdown could exceed 10,000 under President Trump's administration.
2. A court in California has issued a temporary restraining order blocking the firing of federal workers during the shutdown, deeming the layoffs as unlawful and politically motivated.
3. Both Republican and Democratic lawmakers are unable to pass a bill funding government services, causing growing concerns that the deadlock may persist. Labor unions have also sued the Trump administration over the federal worker firings.