Oct 07 Watch 3:00 Trump threatens no back pay for furloughed federal workers after shutdown ends By Liz Landers, Doug Adams As the government shutdown hits the one-week mark with no end in sight, President Trump issued a new threat, saying that furloughed federal workers may not be reimbursed with back pay once the government reopens. It reverses what's been a… Continue watching
Oct 07 WATCH: Delay swearing in Rep. Grijalva ‘has nothing to do’ with Epstein petition, Johnson says By Associated Press House Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday he’ll schedule the swearing in of the new Arizona Democratic House member "as soon as she wants."… Continue reading
Oct 06 Government shutdown threatens WIC food program used by millions of families By Moriah Balingit, JoNel Aleccia, Associated Press Experts say a food aid program that helps 6 million low-income mothers and young children will run out of federal money unless the government shutdown ends within two weeks. Continue reading
Oct 03 Watch 3:13 No end in sight for shutdown as Congress leaves for weekend By Liz Landers, Eliot Barnhart After another day of deadlock, the Senate adjourned for the weekend, extending the government shutdown into next week. Democrats are holding out for Republicans to make health care concessions to their spending bill. But until lawmakers figure out a way… Continue watching
Oct 03 Watch 5:09 Shutdown puts further strain on already understaffed air traffic control system By Geoff Bennett, Jackson Hudgins Roughly 750,000 federal employees were furloughed when the government closed its doors. Not included in that number are the air traffic controllers who will continue to work, without pay, as long as the shutdown continues. That has raised concerns about… Continue watching
Oct 03 WATCH: Schumer speaks after Senate Democrats reject latest measure to end shutdown By Associated Press Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer fired away at President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress as hopes for a quick end to the government shutdown faded. Continue reading
Oct 03 Without a new jobs report, U.S. ‘flying blind’ on hiring in an uncertain economy By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press The first Friday morning of the month typically brings a quiet hush around 8:30 a.m. eastern as everyone awaits the Labor Department's crucial monthly jobs report. Not this month, though. Continue reading
Oct 03 WATCH: White House holds briefing as Trump uses shutdown to withhold funding, unleash layoffs By Associated Press The White House began its press briefing on Friday by summarizing various consequences of the government shutdown that were already hitting Americans. Continue reading
Oct 03 WATCH: Johnson and Thune hold news conference ahead of failed Senate vote to end shutdown By Stephen Groves, Mary Clare Jalonick, Matt Brown, Associated Press On the third day of the shutdown, another Senate vote to advance a Republican bill that would reopen the government failed on a 54-44 tally — well short of the 60 needed to end a filibuster and pass the legislation. Continue reading
Oct 03 Trump to withhold $2.1 billion for Chicago infrastructure projects amid shutdown battle By Chris Megerian, Associated Press The pause affects a long-awaited plan to extend the city’s Red Line train. White House budget director Russ Vought wrote on social media Friday that the money was “put on hold to ensure funding is not flowing via race-based contracting.”… Continue reading