The government shutdown entered its 10th day Friday as Republicans and Democrats remain at an impasse over a spending plan. Follow live updates.

President Donald Trump on Friday blamed Democrats for his decision to lay off thousands of workers across the U.S. government as he followed through on his threat to cut the federal workforce during the government shutdown.

White House budget chief Russell Vought announced the government has started firing federal workers as the shutdown drags on. So far, it appears the Departments of Treasury, Education and Health and Human Services are among those impacted.

Travelers within the U.S. could experience flight delays as weather problems, air traffic controller shortages persist.

Reductions of the federal workers have begun, Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought said in a post on X on Friday as the U.S. government shutdown entered its 10th day. "The RIFs have begun,

The federal government shutdown has entered its second week, and already shortages of air traffic controllers have strained operations and disrupted flights at some U.S. airports.

“The mood music hasn’t been helped by the government shutdown, which is now entering its 10th day. And the fear is that the longer it lasts, the worse the economic impact will be, as increasing numbers of workers miss paychecks from here,” Jim Reid and the team at Deutsche Bank said in a note this morning.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House budget office said Friday that mass firings of federal workers have started, an attempt by President Donald Trump’s administration to exert more pressure on Democratic lawmakers as the government shutdown dragged into a 10th day.

The government shutdown will last at least until at least next week, as the Senate adjourned until Tuesday after another round of failed votes to reopen the government.