The present shutdown may prove have a different impact from those in the past, thanks to the Trump administrations repeated threats of dismissing federal employees instead of merely furloughing them.
The US federal government has shut down after lawmakers failed to agree on a funding bill, leaving hundreds of thousands of employees without pay while members of Congress continue receiving salaries.
Prior to 2019, furloughed federal employees were not entitled to retroactive pay during shutdowns. The Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019 mandates retroactive pay for furloughed employees ...
What to know about the current government shutdown, the second time it happens under a Donald Trump presidency ...
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, helps about one in eight Americans buy groceries. A halt to SNAP ...
A House of Dynamite ends on an ambiguous note. In the third and final act, titled "A House Filled with Dynamite," Baker ...
Congress faces midnight Wednesday deadline to avoid government shutdown as President Donald Trump meets with congressional ...