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This shutdown could permanently reshape the federal workforce — here’s how  Axios The federal government could shut down soon. Here’s what you need to know  CNN Trump leaves town, lawmakers aren’t talking as government shutdown deadline nears  USA Today GOP, Democrats both see incentives in a shutdown that looks inevitable  The Hill For Investors, Government Shutdowns Haven’t Mattered. Is This Time Different?  The New York …

Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook urged the US supreme court on Thursday to reject Donald Trump’s attempt to fire her, telling the justices the Republican president’s unprecedented move would destroy the central bank’s independence and disrupt financial markets. Lawyers for Cook filed a written response opposing the justice department’s 18 September emergency request to lift a federal judge’s order that …

Elon Musk’s xAI has reached an agreement with the U.S. government’s purchasing arm to sell its AI chatbot Grok to the federal government for under a dollar, pitting it against OpenAI and Anthropic.  Under the agreement between xAI and the General Services Administration (GSA), federal agencies will be charged 42 cents to use xAI’s chatbot Grok for a year and …

Hip-hop music producer Metro Boomin leaves the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building and United States Courthouse in Los Angeles after the first day of his civil sexual assault trial. (Photo by Meghann M. Cuniff, licensing available through Backgrid) A woman suing hip-hop music producer Metro Boomin testified Tuesday in Los Angeles that he raped her in a hotel room in …

Musk said he wanted to downsize the federal workforce. What was the right size, exactly? As lean as possible. Entire agencies were gutted as tens of thousands of federal employees were subjected to reductions in force, known as RIFs. Some of these actions have been challenged in court, but the Supreme Court recently ruled that the Trump administration could continue …

Three of the nation’s largest public school districts stand to lose $24 million after missing a Trump administration deadline to agree to change policies supporting transgender students, officials said Wednesday. The U.S. Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights had given New York City Schools, Chicago Public Schools and Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia until Tuesday to agree to stop …

MIAMI (AP) — Hundreds of federal employees who lost their jobs in Elon Musk’s cost-cutting blitz are being asked to return to work. The General Services Administration has given the employees — who managed government workspaces — until the end of the week to accept or decline reinstatement, according to an internal memo obtained by The Associated Press. Those who …

Hundreds of federal employees who lost their jobs in Elon Musk’s cost-cutting blitz are being asked to return to work. The General Services Administration has given the employees — who managed government workspaces — until the end of the week to accept or decline reinstatement, according to an internal memo obtained by The Associated Press. Those who accept must report …

Key takeaways:  Since January 2025, the DMV region has shed federal jobs at a faster rate than the nation, while private sector job growth has plateaued.  The DMV region’s unemployment rate has increased at a significantly higher pace than the nation’s, with the share of unemployed suburban workers growing the most.  After a strong year of venture capital activity, venture …

Va. federal prosecutors preparing to seek Comey indictment, people familiar with matter say  The Washington Post DOJ nearing decision whether to charge former FBI Director James Comey with lying to Congress, sources say  CNN U.S. Attorney Races to Present Case Against James Comey  The New York Times Justice Department weighing whether to charge James Comey with lying to Congress  NBC News Former FBI Director …