The letter was real and sent to postal workers, but it didn't signal a new policy or departure from normal practices.

Tens of thousands of federal employees will be forced to work without pay after the government entered a shutdown over budget disagreements past midnight on Wednesday. After Democrats and Republicans ...

INDIANAPOLIS — The government shutdown is on Day 23, nearing the longest in U.S. history. This as thousands of government workers are furloughed, with others — the ones considered essential — required ...

The financial crunch of day 24 of the government shutdown brought a concerning reality for Justin Chen. It was his last paycheck until lawmakers in the nation's capital reach a resolution and fund the ...

Two weeks into the federal government shutdown, essential workers are already receiving partial paychecks, illustrating the growing financial stress as lawmakers failed again to reopen the ...

Sen. Ron Johnson (Wis.), the lead Senate Republican negotiator on a bill to pay key federal workers during the shutdown, says he has offered Democrats a proposal to pay all federal workers — essential ...

RIGHT NOW WE ARE ABOUT 24 DAYS INTO THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN, AND THERE IS STILL NO END IN SIGHT. TODAY, A FEDERAL WORKERS MISSED THEIR FIRST FULL PAYCHECK. WE’VE GOT TEAM COVERAGE ON THE SHUTDOWN, ...

(CNN) — Senate GOP leaders are again shaking up their strategy as they look for more ways to pressure Democrats to end a three-week stalemate over government funding — this time, with a vote that ...