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And the Wagner group shows up again View in Browser Sign up for Reuters newsletters Weekend Briefing From Reuters Daily Briefing By Robert MacMillan, Reuters.com Weekend Editor It's 17 hours and one minute until U.S. government-shutdown time . Welcome to the Weekend Briefing, where we share what we're learning in Washington and bring you the big news from the rest of the world. Clean sidewalk, messy building. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst U.S. government shutdown imminent Close to the edge: The U.S. government almost certainly will shut down for the fourth time in a decade after a small number of Republicans rejected a bill to temporarily fund operations. Tension between hardliners and moderate Republicans not only could grind the business of government to a halt, but set the stage for chaos within the party ahead of the 2024 presidential election. A...

Hip-hop's biggest mystery may be solved... September 30, 2023 View Online | Sign Up | Shop PRESENTED BY Good morning. Not to put a damper on your Saturday (the relentless rain is already doing that here in NYC), but the government appears headed for a shutdown at midnight tonight. Among the immediate impacts: Many federal employees will be furloughed, the IRS will stop picking up your calls, you won't be able to get married in DC courts, and most national parks—and their social media handles—will go dark. That means the cherished tradition of Fat Bear Week run by Katmai National Park in Alaska could be canceled. We'll have more in Monday's newsletter, but all you can do for now is enjoy the weekend and brace yourself for more TSwift mania at the Jets game tomorrow night. —Molly Liebergall, Sam Klebanov, Cassandra Cassidy, Abby Rubenstein, Adam E...