The house is scheduled to vote on a short- term budget deal this afternoon. House GOP leaders do not have enough votes to pass the stopgap measure. This short-term spending bill would fund the government through February 16th, and extend the Children's Health Insurance Program for six years. We discuss why Speaker Ryan hasn't been able to whip up enough votes. And from the Aziz Ansari fallout to Ellen Pompeo's groundbreaking $20 million payday, we talk about all the latest entertainment news. Plus, are the Winter Olympics ushering in a new era of cooperation between North and South Korea? The two countries will march together at the opening ceremonies, and compete together in a unified ice hockey team. We'll talk about that and all the latest sports news.

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It's a tough time for the job market. Amid wider economic uncertainty, some analysts have said that businesses are at a “no-hire, no fire” standstill. At the same time, some sizeable layoffs have continued to pile up — raising worker anxieties across sectors. Some companies have pointed to rising operational costs due to U.S.'s new tariffs, while others have redirected money to artificial intelligence investments. Workers in the public sector have also been hit hard. Federal jobs were cut by the thousands earlier this year. And many workers are now going without pay as the U.S. government shutdown has now dragged on for more than a month.
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