The good news is that no federal employees or service members will receive furlough notices come Saturday.
Depending on locality, some employees may receive more or less than the combined 4.7% across-the-board raise and the 0.5% average locality boost.
“I don’t know how the hell you get to 218,” Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, said. “It could be a long week.”
By Lisa Mascaro
The lack of 18-year-olds to serve and our country’s towering fiscal deficits will endanger our national security in the near term.
By John Ferrari
The only thing guaranteed at this point is that a shutdown, even a short one, would affect wide swaths of the workforce.
Many are bracing for a stoppage that could last weeks.
Democratic lawmakers decried the move as a childish political attack.
It’s a test not only of their ability to stay financially afloat, but also of their commitment to public service.
By Fatima Hussein
About 1.3 million active-duty troops could see paychecks delayed by a government shutdown.
The office will coordinate efforts across the federal government and will offer help and guidance to states struggling with increasing gun violence.
By Seung Min Kim
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