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President Donald Trump has told Congress he is canceling a pay raise that most civilian federal employees were due to receive in January, citing budgetary constraints. Trump informed House and Senate leaders in a letter sent Thursday, which stated that locality pay increases would cost $25 billion, on top of a 2.1 percent across-the-board increase for […]

POTUS signed an executive order giving workers a half day off, but thousands of federal employees wanted a full day instead.

Amid all the maneuvering and hand-wringing ahead of a possible government shutdown at midnight Monday, one thing remains clear: House Republicans are continuing to grapple unsuccessfully with what it means to be a governing party. Read More

Former Surgeon General Regina Benjamin has a new gig. The nation’s head doctor is on her way to Xavier University to continue her mission to…