“It would be devastating,” Zachary Parker, Ward 5 Councilmember, said. “It would mean cuts to Metro that services the entire DMV region. It means closing and shuttering schools and programs. It means having to furlough police officers at a time where we're continuing to drive down violent crime in the district.” ????? ???????  

School closures, emergency services furloughs, and disruptions of metro service are among the crises D.C. officials are now warning of if this temporary government funding measure passes, a city council member told ABC News. ????????????  

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries was asked about Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer twice during a news conference Friday, once if it was time for new leadership in the Senate and another time when he was asked about his confidence in Schumer. ?????  

Meanwhile, a shutdown seems averted after top Democrat Sen. Chuck Schumer said he would vote in support of a stopgap measure to keep the government funded ahead of Friday's deadline. ????? ???????

His remarks come as the stock market slides. Fallout continues from Trump's tariff policy, with new levies slapped on alcohol, steel and aluminum imports, as well as his administration's reshaping of the federal government after layoffs began at the Department of Education. ????????????