Trump news at a glance: Democrats say administration refusing shutdown talks as president repeats threat of firings

Chuck Schumer says administration has refused to talk with us'. Key US politics stories from 5 October at a glance

The Trump administration will start mass layoffs of federal workers if the president decides negotiations to end the government shutdown are absolutely going nowhere," a senior White House official has said.

Kevin Hassett told CNN he still saw a chance that Democrats would back down, but added that Trump was getting ready to act" if he has to.