What happens to federal employees in a government shutdown? It depends. | Opinion
There are 12 appropriations bills that must pass each year and since members of Congress are sharply divided, this is ...
Congress stripped IRS of another $20 billion in government shutdown fight
Congress revoked an additional $20 billion from the Internal Revenue Service last week when lawmakers averted a government ...
Fact Check: US Troops (Usually) Don't Get Paid During a Government Shutdown, But Congress Does
However, Congress has passed legislation to pay service members during specific government shutdowns in the past.
How to make a government shutdown impossible
By a matter of minutes, the federal government averted yet another shutdown. Fingers are again being pointed to determine ...
Congress strips IRS of another $20B in averting government shutdown
WASHINGTON -- Congress stripped the IRS of an additional $20 billion last week when averting the government shutdown. Originally, congressional Democrats had given the IRS $80 billion in the 2022 ...
Fight over spending stopgap foreshadows funding challenges in new Congress
The messy government shutdown fight this month foreshadows some of the challenges House Republicans could face next year, as ...
Fact-check: Past government shutdowns cost the U.S. economy billions
Government offices and economic analysts found that previous full and partial government shutdowns cost the U.S. multiple ...
Trump endorses Mike Johnson to stay on as House Speaker after government funding turmoil
President-elect Donald Trump is endorsing House Speaker Mike Johnson as he prepares to fight to keep his role leading ...
The spending bill that averted a shutdown shrank from more than 1,500 pages to just 100—here’s what was cut
The spending bill that cleared Congress didn’t include pharmacy benefit manager reforms, a pay raise for lawmakers, and a ...
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The Gov’t Shutdown: Don’t Fall for the Washington Monument Syndrome
Instead of fearing another government shutdown Americans should be hoping and praying for one – and not just a five weeker.