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New focus on back pay for furloughed workers

Senate Majority Leader Thune says furloughed federal workers will get back pay

"I believe they will, I think that's the assumption I operate under, and I think that's what the law stipulates," Thune said.

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Trump administration threatens no back pay for federal workers during government shutdown

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Furloughed workers not guaranteed back pay after shutdown, OMB claims

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Trump Administration Threatens To Buck The Law, Not Pay Furloughed Federal Workers

The White House suggested Tuesday that furloughed federal workers won’t necessarily get paid when the government eventually reopens, contrary to a law signed by President Donald Trump in 2019.

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White House memo: Back pay not ensured

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Shutdown day 7: New focus on back pay for furloughed workers

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President Donald Trump suggests some federal workers might not get back pay after shutdown

The draft OMB memo, first reported on by Axios, questions the application of the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act that Trump signed into law after a 35-day government shutdown that ended in Jan...

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Trump says back pay not guaranteed for federal workers hit by shutdown

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Trump Says Which Furloughed Workers Get Shutdown Backpay “Depends”

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Everything you need to know about the last government shutdown

The last federal shutdown ran for 35 days, from Dec. 22, 2018, to Jan. 25, 2019, making it the longest closure in U.S. history. At the time, the Senate had failed to pass a funding bill that included $5.7 billion requested by President Donald Trump to help construct the U.S. southern border wall.

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China's Premier Li Qiang to visit North Korea in highest-level visit since 2019

China's Premier Li Qiang plans to visit North Korea this week, marking the highest-level Chinese visit since 2019

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Elon Musk shares Kamala Harris’ 2019 post calling for Trump's X account to be suspended as ex-VP defends Jimmy Kimmel

Elon Musk highlighted a 2019 tweet from former Vice President Kamala Harris calling for President Donald Trump to be banned from social media as she defended “free speech” after ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel over his comments on Charlie Kirk.

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How the government shutdown impacts travel

Here are some frequently asked questions about how a government shutdown impacts travel: Transportation Security Administration workers at airport checkpoints will continue to work -- without pay -- during the shutdown.