Dress your Elf (and maybe a few stuffed friends) in pajamas, set up a tiny bedtime scene, and leave a sweet note saying goodbye until next Christmas. It's a simple, comforting way to wrap up the ...

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Federal workers have been ordered to return to work after the end of the government shutdown as they await back pay. While an estimated 750,000 workers were furloughed during the shutdown, some others ...

Washington — The more than 1.4 million federal employees who have gone without pay during the 43-day government shutdown could begin getting paychecks as soon as this Sunday, while others will have to ...

Some programs like SNAP could be restored within hours, while other effects could take longer to unravel. The House approved legislation on Wednesday to end the longest government shutdown in American ...

As the U.S. government shutdown reaches its 28th day, hundreds of thousands of federal workers remain furloughed, with President Donald Trump threatening to block back pay once the shutdown ends. In ...

A source claims Nicole Kidman would get back with Keith Urban “in a heartbeat.” If Keith stepped out with someone new “that would be a worst-case scenario for her.” Nicole filed for divorce on ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson said Wednesday that furloughed federal workers “should be” paid back once the U.S. government reopens. Watch the clip in the video player above. “It has always been the case ...

Federal law mandates that federal employees get back pay after shutdowns end. Senate Majority Leader John Thune told ABC News on Wednesday that the thousands of furloughed federal workers will get ...

President Trump on Tuesday suggested he would select some furloughed federal workers to receive back pay while denying it for others, despite a legal requirement that all employees sent home during ...

As Democrats attempt to blame the GOP for the government shutdown, House Majority Whip Tom Emmer said the real reason for the shutdown is the party’s "misguided priorities" and Senate Minority Leader ...

President Donald Trump has said he hopes to see Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan returned to U.S. control, suggesting a renewed American presence in the country now again ruled by the Taliban. "We're ...