Across the federal government, agencies face a Thursday deadline for their plans for widespread layoffs and reorganization. The cuts are part of a larger effort by President Donald Trump’s administration and his billionaire adviser Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to cut large numbers from the federal government.

The Trump administration is expected on Friday to move ahead with a second wave of mass firings and budget cuts across the U.S. federal government after agencies were told to submit large-scale downsizing plans.

Agencies ranging from the Treasury Department to the Justice Department are required to submit their cost-cutting proposals to the White House and the Office of Personnel Management, the government's human resources department,

WASHINGTON (AP) — A day before a shutdown deadline, Senate Democrats are mounting a last-ditch protest over a Republican-led government funding bill that already passed the House but failed to slap any limits on President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk’s efforts to gut federal operations.