FBI agents will get paid despite government shutdown, Patel says The Trump administration will continue paying FBI agents despite the ongoing government shutdown that has frozen paychecks for nearly all federal workers,

The government shutdown has entered day 29 as more standalone bills are being proposed to alleviate some of the effects of the shutdown.

The federal government is currently shut down. The NPR Network is following the ways the government shutdown is affecting services across the country.

The United States’ latest government shutdown has been ongoing for around a month, but those applying for passports don’t have to worry about their applications being delayed.

The states petitioned a federal court days after the Agriculture Dept. said it would not take emergency steps to provide aid during the government shutdown.

Villanova professor Ana Santos Rutschman would describe the current state of vaccine policy as a game of chess. When the federal government does something, some states — primarily Democratic-led states including Pennsylvania — respond immediately to counter.

As Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs considers her options, politicians and officeholders are tossing suggestions her way.

The United States Federal reserve has cut its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 3.75 – 4.00 percent, amid signs of a slowing labour market and continued pressure on consumer prices. The cut, announced on Wednesday, marks the US central bank’s second rate cut this year.