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IRS Furloughs 35,000 Workers as Shutdown Funds Run Out

By Eric Katz The Internal Revenue Service, like many agencies around government, has weathered the shutdown by using existing funds to keep employees on the job. By Wednesday morning, however, those funds had run dry and the agency began sending furlough notices to tens of thousands of workers. Effective immediately, they would be sent home and no longer working for as long as the government remains closed. The notices contained largely boilerplate language, with one excerpt of note: “Although you will be placed in non-pay and non-duty status during the furlough, the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019 requires

Air Traffic Controller Shortages Deepen Amid Shutdown

By Alex Fitzpatrick This week’s air traffic controller shortages could put more pressure on Congress to end the government shutdown, which has controllers working without pay while fueling delays and safety concerns. Why it matters: Controller and TSA “sick-outs” played an under-appreciated role in ending the 2018-19 shutdown, as lawmakers faced the prospect of a snarled air traffic network, furious airline executives and an irate flying public. Driving the news: Staffing-related delays have plagued airports in Chicago, Nashville, Denver and several other major cities this week. At least one notable airport — California’s Hollywood Burbank — went “ATC zero” for several hours, with no controllers in the tower.

Federal Union Sues Trump Admin Over Shutdown Email Message

By Jessica Blake The American Federation of Government Employees, a union representing federal workers, sued the Trump administration Friday, challenging the automated out-of-office email responses it placed on many employees’ email accounts when the government shut down. The message, which was placed on the email accounts of all furloughed staff members without their consent, blamed Democrats in the Senate for causing the shutdown. AFGE’s members, who will be represented by the legal firms Democracy Forward and Public Citizen Litigation Group, argue in the complaint that the message Trump attached to their email accounts is “partisan political rhetoric.” Not only does it

US Flights Delayed Amid Government Shutdown Staffing Crisis

By Lauren Aratani Major US airports continued to see flight delays on Tuesday as air traffic control facilities struggle to maintain staffing amid the federal government shutdown. Shortages on Monday affected major airports around New York, Los Angeles and Denver on Monday, with over 6,000 flights delayed across the US. The air traffic control facility handling the Hollywood Burbank airport in Los Angeles completely closed on Monday afternoon into Monday evening amid staffing shortages. While other government workers are furloughed during the shutdown, air traffic controllers are considered essential workers and must continue working without pay during the shutdown. On Monday, the transportation secretary,

Texas National Guard Deployed to Chicago Amid Legal Fight

By Erin Hooley National Guard members from Texas were getting settled at an Army Reserve center in Illinois on Tuesday, the most visible sign yet of the Trump administration’s plan to send troops to the Chicago area despite a lawsuit and vigorous opposition from Democratic elected leaders. Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, who has accused President Donald Trump of using troops as “political props” and “pawns,” said he didn’t get a heads-up from Washington. The Associated Press saw military personnel in uniforms with the Texas National Guard patch at the U.S. Army Reserve Center in Elwood, 55 miles (89 kilometers) southwest of Chicago.

Student Loan Forgiveness Restarts for IBR Borrowers

By Susan H. Greenberg The Education Department last week quietly restarted student loan forgiveness for some borrowers on an income-based repayment (IBR) plan, The Washington Post reported Saturday. The process had been on hold since July due to legal challenges. IBR borrowers who have made on-time payments for 25 years received emails from the department saying their balances would be forgiven, unless they opt out by Oct. 21. Otherwise, most discharges will be processed within two weeks of that date, the letter said. Student loan servicers confirmed to the Post that the department had told them about the impending cancellations. Of course, the government shutdown may delay

Illinois, Chicago Sue Trump Over National Guard Deployment

By Nate Raymond The state of Illinois and the city of Chicago sued President Donald Trump on Monday, seeking to block the deployment of federalized National Guard troops to Chicago, as hundreds of National Guard troops from Texas headed to the nation’s third-largest city. Trump then escalated the widening clash with Democratic-led states and cities over the domestic use of military forces, threatening to invoke the Insurrection Act as a means to circumvent court restrictions on deploying troops where they are unwanted by local officials. Illinois had sued in response to Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth’s orders over the weekend to bring 300

Medicaid Cuts in NC and Idaho Threaten Patient Care Access

By Bram Sable-Smith Every day for nearly 18 years, Alessandra Fabrello has been a medical caregiver for her son, on top of being his mom. “It is almost impossible to explain what it takes to keep a child alive who should be dead,” said Fabrello, whose son, Ysadore Maklakoff, experienced a rare brain condition called acute necrotizing encephalopathy at 9 months old. Through North Carolina’s Medicaid program, Maklakoff qualifies for a large slate of medical care in the family’s home in Chapel Hill. Fabrello said she works with staffing agencies to arrange services. She also learned to give the care

Supreme Court Delays Trump Bid to Fire Fed Governor Cook

By Lawrence Hurley The Supreme Court on Wednesday deferred action on whether President Donald Trump can immediately fire Federal Reserve board member Lisa Cook, instead agreeing to hear oral arguments in the case early next year. The move means that Cook can remain in office while the consequential legal question is decided. The court will hear oral arguments in January, the brief order said, with a ruling likely before the end of June. Trump had asked the court to allow him to immediately fire Cook while litigation continued in lower courts. The court’s move indicates that there was not a majority

Des Moines Students Protest ICE Arrest of Superintendent

By Tyler Kingkade  On Tuesday, hundreds of students walked out of middle and high schools across the city to protest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s detention of Ian Andre Roberts, the now-former superintendent of Iowa’s largest school district. In the afternoon, several dozen students gathered at the State Capitol, calling for Roberts’ release from the Sioux City jail where he’s being held, and holding signs reading “Radical Empathy,” a tagline he frequently used. “I don’t think anyone really cares about the fact he’s illegal,” said Gabriel Doyle Scar, 17, who helped organize the protest. “We’re just sad about the fact that

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