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President Trump’s unprecedented effort to shrink the federal labor force is impeding work at government sites across the country. Three laid-off federal employees tell their story and WSJ’s Lindsay Ellis reports on the wider impact of the layoffs.
Further Listening:
- Inside DOGE's Campaign of Secrecy
- Inside USAID as Elon Musk and DOGE Ripped It Apart
Further Reading:
- The Collateral Damage of Trump’s Firing Spree
- The Federal Workers Who Are Not Quite Fired, Not Quite Working
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