The White House Administration and Budget Office announced on social media that federal government cuts had begun.According to U.S. media reports, the cuts aimed at federal employees could have a broad impact.The U.S. Government Employee Federation said ¡°has filed a lawsuit.¡±

On October 10, in the U.S. capital Washington, U.S. President Trump returned to the White House.

Employee Federation filed a lawsuit

The White House administration and budget office director Walter published only one word on social media, did not disclose the specific number of cuts, specific departments. According to U.S. media reports, the number of cuts likely to be targeted by federal employees is more, and the impact is broad.

The U.S. Federation of Government Employees posted the post on social media, saying that "a lawsuit has been filed."The organization's national chairman, Everett Kelly, said in a statement that the Trump administration has "illegally dismissed" thousands of employees who provide critical services to communities across the country on the pretext of a "stop," which is shameful that federal employees are tired of being used by politicians as political and personal interests.

Trump and White House officials have repeatedly said that the federal government will lay off employees once it "shuts down", and that Democrats should be responsible for this. Democratic leaders believe that Republicans are trying to use federal employees as pawns in this budget dispute, and call it a means of intimidation and threat.

U.S. media: Reducing federal employees is not normal

Due to the Senate's failure to pass a new interim appropriations bill before federal government funds were exhausted, the U.S. federal government "shut down" again in nearly seven years starting at 0:00 on October 1. On the 9th, the Senate still failed to pass a new provisional appropriations bill. Both Democratic and Republican proposals were rejected again, and the two sides reached a deadlock. The Senate will vote again as early as the 10th. Media analysis said that due to the deadlock between the two parties on the issue of medical subsidies, the chances of the bill being passed quickly are slim.

Trump said on the 8th that employees forced to take leave may not receive retroactive wages. He threatened again at a cabinet meeting on the 9th:"We will cut some Democratic projects that are very popular but not popular with Republicans." Previously, the Trump administration has repeatedly cut federal funds allocated to Democratic states.

U.S. media pointed out that dismissing federal employees is not a normal practice during the government ¡°stop¡±. Usually, during the ¡°stop¡± of the U.S. government, employees who provide ¡°necessary services¡± are unpaid and hundreds of thousands of employees are forced to go on unpaid leave. After the government ¡°opens¡± again, the employees will be paid. After the end of the government ¡°stop¡± in 2018 and early 2019, then President Trump signed a law to ensure future federal employees affected by the government ¡°stop¡± are paid as soon as possible.

A report in The New York Times believes that the Trump administration's move by trying to fire federal employees during the government's "shutdown" may further escalate the current financial deadlock and lead to high costs. Trump sees the "lockout" as a political advantage, taking the opportunity to reschedule the federal budget and retaliate against political opponents.

According to media reports, due to a serious shortage of air traffic controllers, flight delays across the United States have become more serious. Since the 6th, more than 20,000 flights have been delayed across the United States. U.S. Transportation Secretary Duffy said on the Fox Business Channel on the 9th that the surge in absenteeism of air traffic controllers is causing serious air traffic chaos, and the government may fire air traffic controllers who have been absent many times during the shutdown. (Reporters: Xiong Maoling, Yang Ling)