What Michigan's members of Congress are saying as shutdown is about to get real

With food assistance to 1.4 million Michiganders being cut, the Free Press asked the state's members of Congress to talk: ...

Amateur hour in Congress: How political newcomers fuel gridlock and government shutdowns

The ongoing government shutdown shows how hard it has become for Congress to do its most basic job: keeping the government ...

Are central Ohio’s members of Congress getting paid during the federal shutdown?

Lawmakers representing Columbus in Congress are withholding or donating their paychecks during the government shutdown.

In a shutdown, members of Congress are doubling as tour guides

How much do they know about their place of work? “As a former history teacher, I love doing them, actually,” one member says.
Yahoo

Does Congress get paid during a government shutdown?

The GOP-controlled House passed a bill earlier this month to extend government funding until Nov. 21, but the bill stalled in the Senate, where Democratic votes were needed to advance it. Democrats ...
AOL

Does Congress get paid during a government shutdown?

Washington — Hundreds of thousands of federal employees could soon go without pay or face potential layoffs, since a government shutdown went into effect on Wednesday, Oct. 1. The GOP-controlled House ...
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Members of Congress still get paid during a government shutdown

WASHINGTON — Millions of federal workers won't get paid during a government shutdown. But the people who could prevent or end a shutdown — members of Congress — will still receive a paycheck. That’s ...
Raleigh News & Observer

These North Carolina members of Congress want their pay withheld during shutdown

President Donald Trump endorsed Greg Murphy during his 2019 special election and called him to the stage during his July 17, 2019 rally in Greenville. Murphy won the race and now represents Eastern ...
Charlotte Observer

These North Carolina members of Congress want their pay withheld during shutdown

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Four of North Carolina’s 16 members of Congress requested their salaries be withheld while federal employees aren’t being paid during ...

Speaker Mike Johnson struggles to put a positive spin on his do-nothing Congress

Donald Trump has privately joked, “I’m the speaker and the president.” Johnson could easily disprove the humiliating joke, ...
Opinion
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Congress has been dodging responsibility for tariffs for decades – now the Supreme Court ...

(THE CONVERSATION) On Nov. 5, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear one of the most consequential trade cases in decades. The justices will decide whether a president can rely on a Cold War–era emergency ...
Dallas Morning News

Do Texans in Congress get paid during a government shutdown?

WASHINGTON – While federal workers across the country have been furloughed or required to work without pay as a government shutdown approaches its third week, members of Congress are entitled to ...