April 26th Headlines: Layoffs, Gun Ban, Debt Ceiling, Sudan, and Salmonella.

A growing list of companies are announcing layoffs this year amid concerns about economic uncertainty, as well as the need to cut back after going on a hiring spree during the pandemic. Washington’s Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee on Tuesday signed a statewide ban on most sales of assault-style weapons. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is struggling to get to 218 votes on his proposed plan to raise the national debt limit. The USDA said it’s considering changes to limit the amount of salmonella bacteria in some chicken products. The World Health Organization warned Tuesday of a “huge biological risk” after Sudanese fighters seized the National Public Health Laboratory in Sudan’s capital Khartoum.