Doyinsola Oladipo and David Shepardson (Reuters) – The 60,000 men and women responsible for keeping America’s skies safe have been without pay throughout the government shutdown. Without a funding deal soon, many will be forced to dip into savings, pile up credit card debt or work part-time to make ends meet, several federal employees said. … Read more
Washington – Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, said Sunday that lawmakers could end the shutdown impasse and reopen the government as early as this week, urging Republicans to come to the negotiating table on health care subsidies. “We should be able to wrap it up this week if they sit down and negotiate with us,” Kelly … Read more
Here’s a roundup of our top stories from the past week. By subscribing to the Pensacola News Journal, you get full access to the work of our reporters and photographers as they go out each day to help inform and clarify important issues affecting your community. A family of students was hit and killed in … Read more
Demonstrators will take to the streets across the country tomorrow for a “Kings Day of Peaceful Action” against Trump administration policies. Organizers believe the president is behaving more like a king than a democratic leader. President Trump is “doubling down — sending militarized agents into our communities, silencing voters, and handing billionaires handouts while families … Read more
Rep. Kevin Kiley of California was already one of the most vocal Republican critics of Speaker Mike Johnson — even before the government shutdown began earlier this month. Two weeks into the gap, Kiley made clear in an interview Tuesday that he has no intention of silencing Johnson’s actions on the shutdown, the future of … Read more