White House floats no back pay for some furloughed federal workers despite 2019 law

A new draft White House memo suggests a 2019 law signed by President Trump that guarantees that federal employees get paid ...

Furloughed federal workers face threat of no back pay from shutdown, despite 2019 law requiring it

As the federal shutdown stretches on, furloughed federal workers face the threat of not receiving back pay, despite a 2019 law that requires it.

-U.S. median income hit record in 2019, Census data shows

U.S. median household income hit a record high in 2019 and the poverty rate fell, according to a government survey released on Tuesday that offered a snapshot of the economy before millions of ...