Sequestration
ODU report: Hampton Roads to face 12K job losses
An Old Dominion University economic forecast says the Hampton Roads region stands to lose more than 12,000 jobs this year due to automatic spending cuts in the federal budget.
Automatic cuts will have to wait until midnight
Obama to put off start for automatic cuts to as close to midnight Friday as possible
Feds face threat of unpaid leave, but it's not like 17 years ago
With no deal yet to stop automatic, federal budget cuts, the threat of unpaid leave looms for federal workers.
IRS spares tax refunds by delaying furloughs
Sequester won't delay tax refunds; IRS won't furlough employees until after filing season
FDA Commissioner: budget cuts mean less safe food
FDA Commissioner Hamburg says budget cuts mean fewer inspections, less safe food
Continuing resolution needed to ensure critical defense funding
Rep. Rob Wittman, R-Va.
Meeting of president, congressional leaders mostly for show
Candy Crowley, CNN's chief political correspondent
Impacts from sequester won't occur right away
David Gregory, moderator, Meet the Press
Congress needs to get back to normal budgeting
Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va.
Real budget fight doesn't start for a month
John Dickerson, CBS political director
Cuts imminent, Senate rejects stopgap efforts
Cuts coming: With time short, Senate scuttles rival plans to head off the automatic reductions
A sturdier US economy can withstand budget cuts
As economic policy goes, experts say, the automatic spending cuts that kick in Friday are - to use a technical term - bone-headed.
Frederick airport braces for sequestration (VIDEO)
Planes at Frederick County's airport could be grounded under sequestration and some people could lose their jobs.
Who benefits if sequestration happens? (VIDEO)
March 1 is the sequestration deadline. Does anyone benefit?
Sequestration may affect continuing care retirement communities (VIDEO)
A Rockville continuing care retirement community that depends on state aid to assist senior patients with rehabilitation care says it's concerned the impending sequestration
Sequester might not be all bad
Paul Brandus, White House Correspondent with "West Wing Reports"
Sequester's impact on Metro
WTOP's Sprawl and Crawl reporter Ari Ashe
When does sequestration actually start
Manu Raju, Senior Congressional Reporter for POLITICO
Metro to lose millions from sequestration
Metro could lose millions in federal grants used to make repairs and improvements if the sequester takes effect. Fare revenue is also likely to drop as fewer federal employees take Metro to work.
Norton vows to donate a day's pay to furloughed workers
D.C. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton is prepared to show solidarity with government workers who might feel the pinch of sequestration.
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