Government barrels toward shutdown as the blame game heats up

Congress has until 11:59 p.m. ET to act to avoid a government shutdown. The two parties are nowhere near an agreement.

US government faces brain drain as 154,000 federal workers exit this week

More than 150,000 federal employees will leave the U.S. government payroll this week after accepting buyouts - the largest single-year exodus of civil servants in nearly 80 years, triggering what unions and governance experts warn is a damaging loss of institutional expertise.

Government shutdown looms as leaders make little progress at White House meeting with Trump

Congressional leaders met with President Trump at the White House as Washington barrels toward a 2025 shutdown.

Largest Mass Resignation in US History as 100,000 Federal Workers Quit

The resignations come as part of a cost-cutting program drawn up by President Trump at the start of his second administration.

Are mail service, post offices affected by a government shutdown? What to know

As the US government barrels toward a shutdown, President Donald Trump shared a racist video on social media, which appears to be AI-generated, depicting House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries wearing a sombrero and a mustache and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer speaking in a fake voice.

Which states have the most federal workers hit by a shutdown?

Every state has federal workers but numbers vary widely. See the breakdown and how many in your state may clam jobless benefits if government closes.
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Maryland officials work to set up supports for federal workers during ‘scary time’

State officials are doing what they can to connect Marylanders with food, housing, health care and financial resources ahead of a looming government  shutdown. What they can't do is make the White House and Congress head off the shutdown.

Federal workers who took Trump's buyout get final paychecks and an uncertain future

Federal workers who took the Trump administration's buyout offer come off the payroll at the end of September. Now some are confronting fear, regret and uncertainty as they figure out what's next.

WA leads states in suing federal government over sex education defunding

The state of Washington is leading several other states in suing the federal government over threats to pull teen reproductive and sexual health education.
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