White House orders agencies to prep for mass firings during a government shutdown - as Dems vow 'we will not be intimidated'

WASHINGTON - The Trump administration is directing federal agencies to prep for permanent mass firings if the government enters a partial shutdown on Oct. 1. A memo from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) blasted out to agencies on Wednesday evening called for federal agencies to axe employees who work in programs that aren't...