New York State’s budget is the most delayed it’s been since 2010. That means legislators have gone without pay, creating financial hardships familiar to many New Yorkers.
The resolution applies only to members of the Senate and won't need to be approved by the House or signed by the president.
The Department of Homeland Security funding bill that passed through Congress means TSA workers will be paid regularly again, but staffing shortages persist. NewsNation’s Marcus Espinoza has the details.
Ben Casselman, our chief economics correspondent, explains why wages are not keeping up with inflation and what that means for American workers and the economy.
President Donald Trump on Friday ordered the Department of Homeland Security to pay all employees as the partial government shutdown reached 50 days. While most Transportation Security Administration workers have begun receiving pay under Trump’s earlier executive order, employees at the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Coast Guard and other DHS agencies say they are still waiting. Start your day with "Morning in America," NewsNation's live three-hour national weekend morning newscast hosted by Hena Doba. Saturday and Sunday starting at 7a/6C. #MorningInAmerica NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
The memorandum calls for paying employees at the Coast Guard, Federal Emergency Management Agency and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency who have gone without pay during a record-long shutdown.
At least 120,000 law enforcement officers who work for the agency have continued to collect paychecks throughout the funding lapse. But tens of thousands of workers have gone without pay.
TSA officers received their first paychecks in more than a month on Monday, they told ABC News.
The Department of Homeland Security says TSA agents could receive their pay as early as today, offering potential short-term relief for workers. However, lawmakers have still not reached a deal to fund DHS, leaving the broader situation unresolved. #TSA #DHS #Funding