Government shutdown leaves federal workers ‘on edge’ as Trump eyes more job cuts

Employees wonder if the shutdown will leave them out of work temporarily or set stage for permanent termination

An estimated 750,000 federal employees are furloughed as a result of the first federal government shutdown since 2018.

Many have been on edge for months", according to James Kirwan, who works as a labor attorney inside a government agency. Now the Trump administration is threatening to implement another sweeping wave of cuts to their ranks.