Eric Katz

Republicans have floated reversing RIFs and Democrats are noting promising progress in negotiations.

Some airports are seeing three-hours lines while dozens have experienced shutdown-related delays.

Some airports are seeing three-hours lines while dozens have experienced shutdown-related delays.

The shutdown is heading into November, sparking new, altered furlough notices to 650,000 employees.

Unlike most of the shutdown's economic impacts, the lost productivity from feds not working cannot be reversed.

Trump administration attorney says guarantee of back pay justifies issuing widespread reductions in force, but judge finds the layoffs unlawful.

A union calling for the shutdown's immediate end is not deterring Democrats, though they continue negotiating a bipartisan measure to pay all workers immediately.

Some employees say their foreign landlords have little sympathy for their “U.S. issue.”

Some critical services are paused and many employees are not getting paid, Doug Collins says, though he will not guarantee their back pay.

If implemented, lawmakers suggest the RIFs would have far-reaching impacts on government capacity.