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Government Shutdown
Trump Signs Executive Order Freezing Pay of Nearly 2 Million Federal Workers
Public employees and government contractors are increasingly worried about being able to make rent and pay their bills.
Trump Administration Suggests Unpaid Federal Workers Do Odd Jobs to Cover Rent
The advice came as Republican lawmakers announced there has been no progress on reopening the government.
Unpaid Federal Employees Set Record Straight With Shutdown Stories
After Trump claimed furloughed federal workers support the shutdown, they took to social media.
Ocasio-Cortez Calls for Furlough of Congressional Pay Next Shutdown
153 US House members and 50 US Senators are millionaires.
It’s Beginning to Look Like a (Very Long) Shutdown
Some 400,000 federal employees are still required to work without pay and another 320,000 are furloughed.
Will the Government Shut Down Over Trump’s $5 Billion Border Wall?
A shutdown over the holiday season would harm federal employees and the US economy.
Senators Try to Sneak Anti-BDS Measure Into Last-Minute Spending Bill
Senators Ben Cardin and Rob Portman want to cram an anti-boycott bill protecting Israel into spending legislation.
Time Is Running Out to Avert a Government Shutdown
Democrats and Republicans are at an impasse and the result could be a partial government shutdown.
William Rivers Pitt | The GOP Wrecking Machine Takes Aim at the Debt Ceiling, Again
The song, as Led Zeppelin says, remains the same.
Key White House Aide Pushes Government Toward Shutdown, Barring Approval of Anti-Immigrant Policy
Mick Mulvaney is asking GOP legislators to support an anti-immigration provision on a bill required to keep the government funded by the end of the month.