U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem awarded $10,000 bonus checks to a number of Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers who continued working without pay during the 43-day government shutdown.
Read More TSA officers awarded $10K bonuses for working through govt. shutdown, with more checks anticipated
Paychecks to federal employees are expected to resume beginning this Saturday as the longest government shutdown ever recorded in United States history comes to a close, according to a new report.
Read More Paychecks to federal employees expected to resume over the weekend
GOP Speaker of the House Mike Johnson has called all representatives back to Washington, D.C., as the House is set to return to session in hopes of passing a new funding bill that could put an end to the ongoing government shutdown.
Read More Speaker Johnson calls House back to end shutdown as Jeffries urges Democrats to oppose deal
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ordered a ground stop for flights heading to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) due to a shortage of air traffic controllers caused by the government shutdown.
Read More Government shutdown causes LAX ground stop due to controller shortage
Senate Democrats moved to kill a GOP-sponsored bill that would have paid active-duty military members and essential federal employees who have continued to work through the government shutdown.
Read More Senate Democrats block GOP-sponsored bill to pay Military and federal workers amid shutdown: ‘INDEFENSIBLE’
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has warned that the recent U.S. government shutdown will likely lead to thousands of federal layoffs — pointing to Democrats’ refusal to work with the GOP — which the administration maintains prompted the shutdown.
Read More Leavitt warns government shutdown is ‘likely’ to trigger thousands of federal layoffs