Federal mental health and disease control employees were among the targets of weekend layoffs.

Federal mental health and disease control employees were among the targets of weekend layoffs.

NEW YORK (AP) — Hundreds of federal employees working in mental health services, disease outbreaks and disaster preparedness are among those affected by the Trump administration’s massive layoffs over the weekend, current and laid-off workers said Monday, as the administration sought to pressure Democratic lawmakers to concede and end the nearly two-week government shutdown. The…

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