🔗 Share this article Federal Employees Confront Job Cuts as Administration Warns Beijing with Tariff Hikes Widespread terminations of government workers have commenced, as Republican lawmakers work to exert pressure on Democrat officials to resolve a government shutdown. The White House budget office characterized the reductions as “significant,” with unions for federal workers taking the issue to court. The president commented that the job losses “will be a lot” and suggested that those losing jobs would be in areas that were “Democrat oriented.” Administration Announces Government Employee Reductions The White House revealed layoffs of government employees on Friday, fulfilling a warning it had made in response to the US government shutdown, which now seems likely to extend into a consecutive third week. The head of the White House office of budget management wrote on online platforms that “reduction-in-force procedures have begun,” referring to the federal process to terminate staff. Chief Executive Warns 100% Chinese Duties The US president has threatened to impose additional US tariffs of one hundred percent on Chinese goods from the coming month, accusing the Chinese government of “extremely aggressive” moves to limit shipments of rare earths required for US manufacturing. Financial markets dropped significantly after the American leader rekindled open disputes with the Beijing administration, and raised the possibility of another acrimonious commercial conflict between the planet's biggest economies. Military Forces Spotted on City Roads Reserve troops were observed patrolling in the Tennessee city for the initial occasion on the weekend's eve, as part of the president's disputed federal taskforce, amid fierce court battles as he was prevented from sending forces to the Illinois city and a court ruling was awaited in Portland, Oregon. MIT Rejects White House Proposal to Revamp Procedures The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has become the first US college to formally reject a presidential offer that would restructure university guidelines in return for preferential entry to federal funding. White House Slams Perceived Nobel Peace Prize Snub The White House has denounced the Norwegian Nobel committee's decision to grant the prestigious award to a candidate besides the US leader. “The award panel demonstrated they prioritize politics over harmony,” stated a presidential advisor and head of communications. Other Occurred This Day: The chief executive had what he has described as a “semiannual physical” at the Walter Reed national military medical center. As many as 40 American professors have been fired or penalized after conservative efforts targeted their comments on a violent incident, creating a “climate of fear” on campuses. Prominent NY Democrats have rallied in support of a public figure a 24 hours after she was charged on mortgage fraud allegations by a federal prosecutor selected by the president.