More than seven weeks after her landslide election victory, Arizona Democrat Adelita Grijalva took the floor of the House of Representatives on Wednesday to take the oath of office, marking the end of a bitter standoff with GOP Chairman Mike Johnson, who refused to seat her during the record government shutdown. Johnson swore in Grijalva … Read more
Maia Jackson had to prepare a research paper for her communication class. Instead, she found herself standing in line at a food pantry to secure groceries for her household during the nation’s longest government shutdown. “I left with a shopping bag full of food,” said the 25-year-old college senior. “I could barely carry everything. I … Read more
Sign up for Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism and advice delivered to your inbox every day. A federal judge on Thursday rebuked the Trump administration in the strongest possible terms for refusing to comply with his order to give food stamps to aid recipients during the government shutdown, pointing to the president … Read more
Written by Julia Harte – From federal wages to public benefits, the longest US government shutdown in history is cutting back millions of Americans, many of whom voted for President Donald Trump. But interviews with five Trump voters, part of a panel of 20 that Reuters has interviewed monthly since February, show that while the … Read more
Republicans on Friday rejected a Democratic bid to end the longest government shutdown in US history, which included a vote to reopen the government in exchange for a one-year extension of expiring health insurance subsidies for people covered by the Affordable Care Act. “After so many failed votes, it’s clear we have to try something … Read more
The Trump administration is sending notices to federal workers that say only those who work during the government shutdown will be paid after it ends, regardless of 2019. of the law, which also guarantees compensation for dismissed workers. “Once the appropriation or continuing resolution is passed, exempt employees are eligible to receive pay,” said one … Read more
The government shutdown is now officially the longest in history, surpassing the previous record of 34 days set during President Trump’s first term. This suspension, which lasted from 2018 December 22 until 2019 on January 25, ended when the president refused the demands for financing the border wall. It is becoming clear that there are … Read more
The U.S. government shutdown on Wednesday became the longest in history, passing the 36-day mark with no end in sight as Republican and Democratic senators clash over resuming funding for blocked federal departments. The shutdown surpassed the previous record of 35 days set in 2018. December and 2019 in January during Donald Trump’s first term, … Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — In one of the nation’s wealthiest neighborhoods, a line has been drawn along the sides of the Holy Apostles soup kitchen and pantry. Willy Hilaire is homeless, unemployed and 63 years old. He lives in a New York shelter with his two grandchildren and is often hungry to eat the food … Read more
The largest federal labor union this week backed a Republican government funding bill, increasing pressure on Democrats. But many of the top unions told ABC News they continue to support the Democrats’ strategy of breaking with the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), which represents hundreds of thousands of federal workers who are losing pay … Read more