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U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on steps to curtail U.S. gun violence, in Washington

Politics Jul 29

WATCH: Biden orders tough new vaccination rules for fed government

By Alexandra Jaffe, Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press

Politics Oct 28

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Why this career civil servant resigned over a Trump executive order

President Trump has promised to dismantle the federal government’s administrative state -- and made moves in that direction. Now, one of his political appointees has resigned in protest over an executive order that could strip protections from federal employees. Ron…

Making Sen$e Jan 18

Advocates for public service jobs say they are concerned potential applicants will be deterred from working in the federal government because of the shutdown. Yuri Gripas/Reuters
The government’s workforce is aging. Now the shutdown could make hiring harder

The strain on current and future federal workers is raising concerns that the shutdown is damaging the government’s reputation as a stable employer.

By Gretchen Frazee

Making Sen$e Jan 17

Federal workers left unpaid or furloughed by the extended partial government shutdown stand in line for fresh food and coffee at the World Central Kitchen, a volunteer emergency kitchen run by Chef Jose Andres, in Washington, D.C. on January 16, 2019. Jonathan Ernst/Reuters
Why more furloughed workers are filing for unemployment

If Congress back pays employees once the shutdown ends, the workers would be required to pay back any unemployment benefits they received.

By Gretchen Frazee

World Jan 01

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News Wrap: Around the world, celebrations of a new year

In our news wrap Tuesday, President Trump invited congressional leaders to the White House to discuss a border wall, as the partial government shutdown reached its 11th day. A federal workers' union is suing the Trump administration on behalf of…

Oct 04

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Outstanding public servants honored amid shutdown furloughs

The Partnership for Public Service honors outstanding achievements by civil servants. But this year, four of the nine honorees are furloughed due to the government shutdown. Jeffrey Brown talks to Air Force Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Kevin Geiss, the…

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As battle over shutdown continues, more critical debt ceiling deadline looms

As battle over shutdown continues, more critical debt ceiling deadline looms…

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