How Trump's federal job cuts are affecting Arizonans

Trump and his self-created Department of Government
Efficiency, or DOGE, after the internet meme, is attempting to
rein in the amount of national spending and the size of the federal
government. About 32,000 of the 3 million federal employees are
Arizonans, and the number of layoffs and buyouts offered by the
Trump administration remains unclear. Most agencies that The
Arizona Republic has reached out to for information about layoffs
or buyouts have not responded. Slashing federal jobs will impact
not only people who have been fired or offered a buyout, but also
tourists to the Grand Canyon, Arizonans reliant on Social Security
and Hotshots preparing for wildfire season. This week on The
Gaggle, a politics podcast by The Arizona Republic and
azcentral.com, hosts Ron Hansen and Mary Jo
Pitzl are joined by The Republic's national politics reporter
Stephanie Murray. Murray covers the White House and has been
closely following how Arizonans will be impacted by Trump's federal
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