New Delhi, Oct. 11 -- As the massive gridlock continues between the Republicans and Democrats resulting in a partial government shutdown for the past 10 days, the Trump administration has axed as many as or more than 4,200 federal workers, it said in a court filing.

According to the reports, the mass layoffs in the federal government have affected seven agencies including Treasury Department, Department of Health and Human Services, and Department of Education, the Justice Department court filing read.

Meanwhile, federal employee labour unions in Northern District of California are suing the Trump administration over mass layoffs in the federal government. The administration said in a court filing that the unions' request should be deni...