Trump calls Zelenskyy a "dictator" as US negotiates with Russia to end the war.

David Brennan

President Donald Trump's administration is continuing its radical effort to cut much of the federal government -- and is being met with dozens of legal challenges.

More than 6,000 Internal Revenue Service workers are expected to be laid off beginning Thursday, sources told ABC News. IRS employees across the country received emails on Wednesday instructing them to return to the office Thursday and to bring their government-issued equipment with thems

Trump, meanwhile, attacked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy while speaking at his Mar-a-Lago home as U.S. officials hold talks with Russia about ending the war in Ukraine that started when Russian President Vladimir Putin invaded its neighbor. Zelenskyy was not invited to the talks with Russia.

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