Russell Vought, Office of Management and Budget director, listens Sept. 29 as he addresses members of the media outside the West Wing at the White House in Washington.
Evan Vucci, Associated Press
The U.S. Capitol is silhouetted by the morning sun Friday as a government shutdown begins its tenth day in Washington.
J. Scott Applewhite, Associated Press
Senate Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Susan Collins, R-Maine, center, is seen Tuesday at the Capitol in Washington.
J. Scott Applewhite, Associated Press
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., left, and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speak at a news conference Friday as the government shutdown begins its tenth day in Washington.
J. Scott Applewhite, Associated Press
Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., asks a question during a June 18 hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington.
WASHINGTON — The White House budget office said Friday that mass firings of federal workers 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.
Russell Vought, Office of Management and Budget director, listens Sept. 29 as he addresses members of the media outside the West Wing at the White House in Washington.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., left, and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speak at a news conference Friday as the government shutdown begins its tenth day in Washington.
