Create account

Coverage dated October 9, 2025 to October 10, 2025

Trump administration begins laying off more than 4,000 federal workers amid government shutdown, court filing shows

Headline from NBC Chicago, on the newest of 2 developments

The Trump administration on Friday began laying off more than 4,000 federal workers, according to a court filing, as the government remains shut down due to...

NBC Chicago's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Earlier updates in this story

Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Trump administration says federal worker layoffs 'have begun' amid government shutdown

    Headline from NBC News ·

  2. Newest

    Trump administration begins laying off more than 4,000 federal workers amid government shutdown, court filing shows

    Headline from NBC Chicago ·

Read the reports

Reports & sources

10 articles, oldest first.

  1. NBC News

    Trump administration says federal worker layoffs 'have begun' amid government shutdown (opens NBC News)

    Published

    NBC News's feed description

    White House budget director Russ Vought announced Friday that the administration has begun laying off federal workers during the government shutdown.

  2. Reason

    The Trump administration begins 'substantial' layoffs of federal workers (opens Reason)

    Published

    Reason's feed description

    Whether the president has the legal power to unilaterally fire employees en masse during the shutdown is controversial.

  3. Al Jazeera

    Trump announces layoffs amid government shutdown, despite legal questions (opens Al Jazeera)

    Published

    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Reduction-in-force notifications have gone out to employees in departments including the Treasury and Homeland Security.

  4. The Daily Caller

    Trump Admin Fires Thousands Of Federal Workers Amid Government Shutdown, Court Filing Reveals (opens The Daily Caller)

    Published

    The Daily Caller's feed description

    The Trump administration fired more than 4,000 federal workers Friday as the partial government shutdown stretched into its tenth day.

  5. NBC Chicago

    Trump administration begins laying off more than 4,000 federal workers amid government shutdown, court filing shows (opens NBC Chicago)

    Published

    NBC Chicago's feed description

    The Trump administration on Friday began laying off more than 4,000 federal workers, according to a court filing, as the government remains shut down due to...

  6. The Daily Caller

    Trump Admin Slashes Federal Agencies With Additional Shutdown Layoffs (opens The Daily Caller)

    Published

    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Executive Branch agencies initiated another round of mass firings of federal employees Friday as the government shutdown stretches on.

  7. New York Post

    4,000 federal workers fired due to ongoing government shutdown (opens New York Post)

    Published

    New York Post's feed description

    The Trump administration revealed in a court filing that more than 4,000 federal workers were fired Friday as a result of the ongoing partial government shutdown.

  8. The Hill

    Live updates: Trump purges federal workforce as shutdown hits Day 11 (opens The Hill)

    Published

    The Hill's feed description

    President Trump laid off at least 4,1000 federal employees on Friday night as the government shutdown hits Day 11. The Senate will not return to Washington until Tuesday.

  9. Roll Call

    Over 4K federal workers hit with shutdown-related layoffs, so far (opens Roll Call)

    Published

    Roll Call's feed description

    The Trump administration plans to lay off more than 4,100 federal workers in response to the government shutdown, a court filing shows.

  10. The Brunswick News

    More than 4,000 federal workers hit with shutdown-related layoffs, so far (opens The Brunswick News)

    Published

    The Brunswick News's feed description

    WASHINGTON — The Trump administration plans to lay off more than 4,100 federal workers from seven departments in response to the partial government shutdown, according to a court filing submitted

Trump administration begins laying off more than 4,000 federal workers amid government shutdown, court filing shows | Since Then