The Internal Revenue Service is finally moving most of its employees from uncertainty to a paycheck, with the bulk of shutdown back wages scheduled to land in workers' accounts this week. After weeks ...

As the U.S. government shutdown reaches its 28th day, hundreds of thousands of federal workers remain furloughed, with President Donald Trump threatening to block back pay once the shutdown ends. In ...

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