President Donald Trump has in the span of just four days fired thousands of government employees, transferred billions in federal funds and threatened to unilaterally cancel “Democrat programs” — all during a shutdown and without Congress’s approval.

The Senate on Tuesday rejected a potential funding deal for the eighth time, guaranteeing that the government shutdown that has furloughed hundreds of thousands of workers and caused disruptions in services across the country will continue.

Labor groups are set to square off against the Trump administration one day after the president renewed his threat to cut “Democrat programs.”

Asked whether he may consider a different negotiation track as the pressure campaign against Democrats has so far failed to break the standoff, Johnson reiterated that the House-passed bill is a "clean" continuing resolution -- free from legislative gimmicks or political games.

Get the latest Trump administration news as the government shutdown continues. House Speaker Mike Johnson said this could become the longest shutdown in U.S. history.

President Donald Trump has in the span of just four days fired thousands of government employees, transferred billions in federal funds and threatened to unilaterally cancel “Democrat programs” — all during a shutdown and without Congress’s approval.

The White House said more mass layoffs of federal workers are coming, on top of the 4,000 fired last week, as the government shutdown continues.

President Trump answered questions on a number of topics during his meeting with Argentina's president at the White House, touching on Gaza, the government shutdown, and newly proposed Pentagon press restrictions.