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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 …

Illinois issues its own COVID-19 vaccine recommendations, breaking with federal government  Chicago Tribune Illinois health officials recommend COVID-19 vaccine for all adults, contradicting feds  Chicago Sun-Times Illinois recommends COVID shot for nearly everyone, breaking from CDC guidelines  Crain’s Chicago Business Illinois issues new fall vaccination guidance amid CDC changes  MyStateline Illinois to issue its own vaccine guidelines  Capitol News Illinois Source link

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Government Efficiency’s remaking of the federal workforce has battered the Washington job market and put more households in the metropolitan area in financial distress, according to a report released Wednesday. The number of homes for sale in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia region, also known as the DMV, is up by 64% …

Facebook Tweet Email Link 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 …

A Federal Shutdown May Be Imminent. How Would It Affect the Economy?  The New York Times The government could shut down in less than a week. Here’s what you need to know  ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos Democrats Can’t Win Another Shutdown Fight  Bloomberg.com Murkowski pushes to include funding for health care, public broadcasting in deal to avert government …

When the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, or ACIP, met last week, confusion filled the room.  Members admitted they didn’t know what they were voting on, first rejecting a combined measles-mumps-rubella-chickenpox vaccine for young toddlers, then voting to keep it funded minutes later. The next day, they reversed themselves on the funding.  Now Jim O’Neill, the HHS deputy secretary …

In an unprecedented move, Minnesota is straying from federal COVID-19 vaccine guidance. The move comes after an executive order by Gov. Tim Walz to maintain vaccine access.     “The recommendations are that every adult should also be vaccinated,” said Dr. Ruth Lynfied, medical director and state epidemiologist with the Minnesota Department of Health. On Monday, MDH announced a standing …

MIAMI — 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 …

Days after federal immigration agents detained Cary Lopez Alvarado, a 23-year-old Los Angeles native and U.S. citizen, she gave birth to a baby girl.  Lopez Alvarado and her now 3-month-old child are among some Americans who have been caught in the middle of the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement and forced to prove their citizenship to gain their release from detention. …