Millions of Americans rely on benefits that could go unpaid and services that could be disrupted, or halted, if the government can’t pay its bills for an extended period.
More than 6.6 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week — doubling a record high set just one week earlier — a sign that layoffs are accelerating in the midst of the coronavirus. A Labor Department report shows that job cuts are mounting against the backdrop of economies in the United States and abroad that have almost certainly sunk…
