WASHINGTON BRACES FOR A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN — AS DOGE CUTS CONTINUE (WP) Government shutdown deadlines — and even full-on shutdowns — aren’t new for Washington, but this time, with federal funding set to run out Saturday after midnight, no one knows quite what to expect. A drive by President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk, who oversees the U.S. DOGE Service, to unilaterally shrink the government has led to the dismissal or deferred resignation of tens of thousands of federal workers. That means some of the disruption that a shutdown can provoke for federal workers or citizens who need government services is already here. Full article: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/washington-braces-for-a-government-shutdown-as-doge-cuts-continue/ar-AA1APTSw?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=0a7d0c6b13a94928b2863d00aeda9542&ei=23