Pressure on Democrats grows to end shutdown. And, Gaza City receives evacuation orders
White House cancels $8 billion in energy funding across 16 blue states amid a shutdown, signaling workforce layoffs and threats to federal services and benefits.
This US government shutdown is different: what it means for science
A US federal government shutdown began on 1 October, threatening mass federal-worker layoffs and suspending non-essential scientific operations and grant awards.
Washington DC leads America in unemployment rate for 3rd straight month
Washington, D.C.'s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was highest in the nation at 6% in July, driven by federal worker layoffs and declining international tourism.