Monica Ricks

The unemployment rate fell back to 4.4 percent after the end of that record long government shutdown.

And it looks like President Trump's cuts to the federal workforce hit every major agency last year.

Bloomberg's Amy Morris has the numbers and more on who took the brunt of downsizing in Washington.

Flu levels are still surging and breaking records nationwide.

In fact, the CDC says this year's flu season is the worst in the past decade.

There have been at least 15 million cases, 180,000 hospitalizations, and 7,400 deaths so far.

Health officials are blaming a new variant of influenza for making symptoms more severe this season and stress it's not too late to get a flu shot.

The Washington National Opera is leaving the Kennedy Center after more than 50 years.

A rep for the arts venue says the decision was based on budget challenges, but this marks the latest high-profile departure following President Trump's takeover.

And that's news when you want it with Bloomberg News Now.

I'm Monica Ricks and this is Bloomberg.

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