Business News If The Federal Government Defaults, Tens Of Thousands Of Mississippians Will Lose Jobs

The federal government is still shut down. Here's what that means in your community

The federal government remains shut down. The NPR Network is following the ways the shutdown is affecting services across the country. Read More

Report: Government shutdown will cost the economy up to $14 billion

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office says the longer the government stays closed, the more costly the pause will be. Read More

MS groceries may lose millions a day without SNAP sales amid federal shutdown, expert says

Gov. Tate Reeves blames Democrats as Mississippi businesses brace for lack of business from government program benefits. Read More

As government shutdown drags on, furloughed federal workers feel the pain

Two IRS workers in New England say they are furloughed as the government shutdown drags on and are concerned about their livelihoods. "It about time that we stop being used as pawns in this situation, ... Read More

Hopes dim in prediction markets as traders bet government shutdown will drag on for weeks

Traders in online prediction markets expect the federal government shutdown to last more than two weeks, signaling waning confidence in a near-term deal as negotiations in Washington remain at a ... Read More

Warner, Kaine push bill to shield federal workers from evictions, defaults amid shutdown

As the federal government shutdown stretches into its third week, Virginia’s U.S. senators are backing a bid to shield federal workers and contractors from the fallout. Last week, Sens. Mark Warner ... Read More

Thousands of federal workers fired amid government shutdown

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — The federal government shutdown has entered its tenth day, and now thousands of federal employees have been notified they were laid off, according to the Hill. According to ... Read More

Federal Workers’ Unions Call for Compromise on a Shutdown Deal

Union leaders representing hundreds of thousands of federal workers urged both parties to negotiate as their members prepared to receive their last paychecks until the standoff is resolved. By Eileen ... Read More

President Trump begins mass layoffs of federal workers amid government shutdown

WASHINGTON ‒ President Donald Trump on Friday followed through on his long-standing threat to fire federal workers during the government shutdown, taking aggressive action to downsize the government ... Read More