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Ohio Rep. Emilia Sykes consoles Nicole Jones, a TSA employee of 10 years, at the Akron-Canton Airport during a special food pantry for federal employees amid the shutdown, October 20, 2025.

Here’s who gets paid — and who doesn’t — during a federal government shutdown

Tami Luhby, CNN October 22, 2025

(CNN) — Federal workers are bearing the brunt of the government shutdown, with more than 1 million of them going unpaid while Democrats and Republicans in Congress argue over funding federal agencies...

A person displays a sign as labor union activists rally in support of federal workers during a protest, with the US Capitol in the background on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on February 11.

‘It’s bedlam’: Federal workers left in limbo as clock ticks down to Musk’s email deadline

(CNN) — Federal workers spent Monday trying to figure out how — or even whether — to respond to Elon Musk’s weekend email blast telling them to explain their work last week or risk losing their...

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