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Many furloughed workers, who will receive backpay, were already told Wednesday to report to work the following day for the first time in nearly six weeks.
With the vote falling mostly along party lines, the House sent the Senate-approved bill to President Donald Trump’s desk.
About 1.4 million employees missed their first full paychecks on Oct. 24 after receiving only partial pay on Oct. 10.
WASHINGTON (NewsNation Now) — Lawmakers this week will seek to override President Donald Trump’s recent veto of a $740 billion bill setting policy for the Defense Department. The Democratic-controlled House of Representatives approved the measure ...
The Supreme Court took action tonight that allows the Trump administration to further hold off on fully funding SNAP benefits.
The Senate on Thursday night approved its $925 billion version of the National Defense Authorization Act, the annual must-pass Pentagon policy blueprint, setting up what is expected to be a lengthy negotiation with the House to finalize the bill.
Foreign agents paid handsomely by Middle Eastern autocrats to represent their interests before Congress have fielded dozens of in-person meetings, phone calls, and emails in Washington in recent months,