#federal-layoffs

#federal-layoffs

Francis Chung/POLITICO via AP Images Top Democrats unloaded on the White House for turning up the pressure in Washington's funding standoff, instructing agencies to prepare for mass layoffs if Congress fails to pass a spending bill by Oct. 1. In a memo from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), seen by Politico and published in full by Puck, the administration signaled it is prepared to go further than the usual furloughs seen in past shutdowns.

Monica Elliot found purpose in her backcountry trail work with the U.S. Forest Service, but federal layoffs left her without a summer job.

The State Department is set to begin firing more than 1,300 people, with plans to downsize affecting approximately 1,107 civil service and 246 foreign service officers.

In May, home prices hit a record high in the region, with a median sold price of $659,950, up from $640,000 a year ago.

...there is so much chaos and uncertainty associated with Trump's policies and tariff policy in particular. This uncertainty makes it harder to maintain a stable economy.