The Office of Management and Budget said that it's "making every preparation to batten down the hatches and ride out the Democrats' intransigence."

A judge's order bars the Trump administration from "taking any action" to issue RIFs to federal employees during the government shutdown.

"The law is clear: all impacted government employees, regardless of excepted or furloughed status, are entitled to back pay after a government shutdown ends," reads the letter signed by more than 150 congressional Democrats including Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-Glen Cove),

The Trump administration laid off most special education staff, threatening services for 7.5M students with disabilities. Kaine says cuts must be reversed.