Some federal workers who are not being paid during the government shutdown have a nagging fear: They might not receive retroactive pay once the impasse is resolved. Roughly 1.4 million federal employees whose wages are being withheld during the government shutdown are hunkering down and cutting all nonessential spending, as they missed their first full paychecks on Friday. …
Food assistance to be halted as government shutdown drags on – CBS News Watch CBS News The Trump administration says federal food assistance will stop Nov. 1 if the government shutdown continues. Elise Preston reports. Source link
By Idrees Ali and David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. airports reported more than 20 incidents of air traffic controller shortages on Saturday, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said, in the latest sign of the government shutdown’s impact. Some 13,000 air traffic controllers and about 50,000 Transportation Security Administration officers must work even if they are not…
US stocks surged to record highs on Friday as investors digested a crucial inflation report that helped cement expectations for the Federal Reserve’s next policy moves. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) rose 1%, or over 450 points. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) gained 0.8%, while the Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) jumped 1.2%. The September inflation data…
Jill Hornick, a 59-year-old service representative at a Social Security Administration field office in Illinois, would normally have received her latest paycheck on Friday. Instead, she was last paid on Oct. 10 — for three days less than she had worked. Hornick is defined as an essential worker and continues to report to the office…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House said on Friday there likely will not be a release of inflation data next month due to the U.S. government shutdown. Because of Congress’ failure to pass a stopgap funding bill, “Surveyors cannot deploy to the field – depriving us of critical data,” the White House said on its official…
By Siddhi Mahatole (Reuters) -The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will temporarily bring back furloughed staff next week to support open enrollment for Medicare and Affordable Care Act plans, despite the ongoing government shutdown, a spokesperson said on Thursday. The agency said the move was needed “to best serve the American people” during the…
U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Thursday raised concerns about air traffic controllers taking on second jobs to pay their bills during the government shutdown. “If you have a controller that’s working six days a week, but has to think about, ‘How am I going to pay the mortgage, how am I going…
The U.S. military on Wednesday launched its ninth strike against an alleged drug-carrying vessel, killing three people in the eastern Pacific Ocean, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said, expanding the Trump administration’s campaign against drug trafficking in South America. It followed another strike Tuesday night, also in the eastern Pacific, that killed two people, Hegseth posted…
By Doyinsola Oladipo and David Shepardson (Reuters) -The 60,000 men and women responsible for keeping American skies safe have gone unpaid throughout the government shutdown. Without a funding agreement soon, many will be forced to dip into savings, rack up credit-card debt, or take on part-time jobs to make ends meet, several federal employees said….