What to Know
- Layoffs of federal employees are “imminent,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said.
- The longer the government shutdown lasts, the more it will affect federal workers and those who rely on government programs.
- Maryland Gov. Wes Moore told News4: “We are going to make sure that we are extending supports for our federal workers and ensuring that they have a chance to really keep their footing at a time when we’re watching the federal government having this full-on assault on the people of the state of Maryland.”
- We’re tracking what to know about when Congress is expected to vote on a possible funding deal.
The government shutdown extended through its second day with no end in sight, and mass layoffs of federal workers loom. Here’s what to know from Day 2.
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