Reserve and active-duty Coast Guard members will receive their regular paychecks on Monday in spite of the federal government shutdown. However, future paychecks would require an act of Congress.
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Federal government shutdown affects 4,000 at JBER
Members of Alaska’s National Guard were supposed to be at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson over the weekend for drills. But most of those exercises were canceled.
Trump signs funding bill, bringing shutdown to an end
The Senate voted to restore funding through Feb. 8 after an agreement to pursue immigration bills in the future. The House and President Trump also need to approve the bill to reopen the government.
Schumer, White House respond to shutdown by pointing fingers
The president is marking the first anniversary of his inauguration with a government shutdown. Lawmakers are back at the Capitol trying to break the impasse — and playing the political blame game.
If the government shuts down, what’s open? What’s closed?
If the federal government shuts down, many federal workers will be furloughed. Federal courts have enough money to continue operations for about three weeks. Active-duty military go to work as normal.
Senate Democrats to huddle as shutdown vote looms
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer met with President Trump at the White House Friday afternoon to discuss a plan to avert a government shutdown.