Education department staff say they can’t access work emails amid the shutdown to check for layoff notices Federal workers are scrambling to figure out if they still have a job after the Trump administration launched a fresh wave of layoffs amid a federal government shutdown, prompting widespread confusion and panic. A hearing is scheduled to take place today after labor unions sued to block the latest firings, setting the stage for another legal battle over Donald Trump ’s efforts to drastically cut back the federal workforce. Continue reading...