Trump administration threatens no back pay for federal workers in shutdown
LISA MASCARO
Associated Press
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President Donald Trump speaks Tuesday during a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington.Â
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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., departs a news conference Tuesday where he marked the seventh day of the government shutdown at the Capitol in Washington.Â
J. Scott Applewhite, Associated Press
The Capitol is illuminated Monday at dawn in Washington.Â
J. Scott Applewhite, Associated Press
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speak to reporters Tuesday outside his office after opening the chamber on the seventh day of the government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington.Â
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's administration warned Tuesday of no guaranteed back pay for federal workers during a government shutdown, reversing what was long-standing policy for some 750,000 furloughed employees, according to a memo being circulated by the White House.
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., departs a news conference Tuesday where he marked the seventh day of the government shutdown at the Capitol in Washington.Â
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speak to reporters Tuesday outside his office after opening the chamber on the seventh day of the government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington.Â
