Thursday's deadline for federal agencies to submit plans for large-scale layoffs kicks off a new phase in the dramatic restructuring of how the government operates. Here's what that looks like.

The Trump administration is expected on Friday to move ahead with a second wave of mass firings and budget cuts across the U.S. federal government after agencies were told to submit large-scale downsizing plans.

The inventory gains in the D.C. area are not all due to people putting their homes on the market. New listings rose, but by much less than overall inventory, so the increase in overall supply is a combination of new listings and slowing buyer activity.