A draft White House memo argues that furloughed federal workers are not entitled to back pay after the government shutdown lifts, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told NBC News.

A senior White House official told MSNBC’s Vaughn Hillyard that thousands of federal workers are expected to be laid off due to the government shutdown.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune continued to try to peel away centrist Democrats who may be willing to cross party lines as the shutdown pain dragged on.