add some more data points to your timeline
1) the 35 day length of the shutdown - enough to clear 22 consecutive work day or 30 days RIF + Court + other possible periods that are likely or certainly in play here.
2) Barr committee vote on Monday 1/29. Maybe confirmed by the whole Senate by end of week?
3) At some point in this aspect of the timeline RR has indicated he bids adieu. What/When/How, before/after ... so many questions!
There is the 35 days shutdown (DARK) and now 21 days of LIGHT?
Agee cutting some fat from the government would be a WIN for the US.
If those that are cut would like another government job head south, bring gloves and work boots.