Tag: government shutdown
Amid shutdown, Trump signs order freezing federal workers’ 2019 pay
“As if missed paychecks and working without pay were not enough, now they have been told that they don’t even deserve a modest pay increase.”
New survey shows majority of Americans are against funding for the...
"What if we instead added $5.7 billion in teacher pay? Or replacing water pipes? Or college tuition/prescription refill subsidies? Or green jobs?"
‘Shameful’: As shutdown continues, Trump administration suggests unpaid federal workers do...
The Office of Personnel Management said furloughed government employees could do "painting," "carpentry," or other odd jobs "in exchange for partial rent payments."
As Trump claims workers support shutdown for border wall, unpaid federal...
"My husband is furloughed due to the Trump shutdown. This is a very stressful time, and believe me, my husband does not want that wall."
Ocasio-Cortez calls for furlough of congressional pay next shutdown
“Have some integrity,” she added, calling for salaries to be furloughed for the next shutdown.
Yes, a government shutdown might be the best strategy
Democrats cannot back down from funding children’s health and protecting Dreamers. These issues are moral priorities.
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Clinton blames young people and social media for opposition to Gaza genocide
A speech at a far right Israeli publication’s summit sparks criticism over claims that youth are misinformed rather than responding to documented atrocities.
Trump administration threatens to withhold SNAP funds from democratic-led states
A new confrontation between the White House and blue states raises concerns about the political use of food assistance programs.
How the pro-Palestine movement is outsmarting the algorithms
In response to systematic censorship by Meta and other platforms, Palestinians and their allies have built an innovative new playbook of tactics to beat the algorithm.
Poland officially enacts ban on fur farming
The legislation was signed into law by President Karol Nawrocki and it marks the end of an era as the European Union’s largest remaining fur producer.
‘This is a union town’: Zohran Mamdani & Bernie Sanders join striking Starbucks workers’...
Speaking outside a store in Brooklyn, Mamdani said New York is a “union town,” and vowed to continue joining pickets even after he is sworn in as mayor on January 1.