AFGE and AFSCME argued that an Office of Management and Budget memo instructing agencies to launch mass layoffs during the government shutdown violate the Antideficiency Act and most agencies’ own ...
More than 80 federal employees across three dozen agencies described the shutdown, and the spreading fear of layoffs, as the last straw. Some said they are using their unplanned time at home to start ...
Employees involved in litigation are caught up in furloughs, though group says Trump is seeking to delay accountability.
Each day the government remains closed, I will be donating my salary to the Crisis Center of Tampa Bay which provides help to vulnerable populations who may be impacted by this reckless choice,” U.S.
A federal worker union sued the Trump administration on Friday due to automatic email responses from employees at the Education Department that blame Democrats for the government shutdown. The ...
On Tuesday, both Republican and Democratic proposals failed in the U.S. Senate that would have funded the government past midnight, triggering a shut down at 12:01 a.m.
Social media footage from Friday shows heavily militarized federal law enforcement—including officers with numerous agencies, an armored vehicle, and snipers stationed on the roof—as well as violent ...
Native Americans watched the shuttered government on Friday and braced for damage to their health care, education and infrastructure ...
As the federal government shutdown continues, President Donald Trump’s administration has found a new and legally questionable way to score political points over the issue.
Drivers for Uber and Lyft now have collective bargaining rights after a rare compromise between unions and Silicon Valley.
Follow government shutdown news as Trump and Congress grapple with federal budget plans. Firings are expected soon, and some employees have received furlough notices.
The Hatch Act is the focus of several complaints, but one group is taking a different tactic by arguing the messages violate federal appropriations law.