Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, began handing out $10,000 checks to T.S.A. workers who “went above and beyond” during the shutdown, after the president recommended similar bonuses for some air traffic controllers.
Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, began handing out $10,000 checks to T.S.A. workers who “went above and beyond” during the shutdown, after the president recommended similar bonuses for some air traffic controllers.
Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, announced on Thursday that several Transportation Security Administration officers would be awarded checks of $10,000 for working during the shutdown.
After being sidelined for more than a month, they are bracing for the backlog that awaits them and struggling with the financial burden of going without pay.
After being sidelined for more than a month, they are bracing for the backlog that awaits them and struggling with the financial burden of going without pay.
Jessie Holwell, a furloughed Veterans Affairs employee and a mother of five, had to pick up nightly DoorDash gigs to support her family during the government shutdown.
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are eyeing Obamacare open enrollment and off-year elections as moments that could create political anxiety to shake the status quo.
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