Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought confirmed that the reduction in force has begun as federal agencies have started to lay off some furloughed employees as the shutdown continues. This week, the Senate failed to pass a funding agreement for the eighth time. The Senate Judiciary Committee, chaired by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa, is holding an executive business meeting today to consider President Trump's nominees for U.S. district judge positions in Mississippi and for U.S. attorneys in Mississippi, Missouri, and Indiana. | 
