“It’s time to pass a clean continuing resolution and end this shutdown today,” said Everett Kelley, president of the American Federation of Government Employees, the largest federal employee union, according to The Associated Press. “No half measures, and no gamesmanship.”

AMARAVATI: The Andhra Pradesh government has raised the Dearness Allowance (DA) for state employees and pensioners from 33.67% to 37.31%. As per the orders issued by the Finance Department on Monday, the hike will take effect from January 1, 2024. With this revision, the DA for regular employees goes up 3.64%.

Republican and Democratic lawmakers remain at a stalemate on finding a government funding solution to end what is now the second-longest shutdown in U.S. history. The Senate failed for the 13th time on Tuesday to advance a bill that would reopen the government until Nov.

NEW YORK (AP) — Hundreds of federal employees working on mental health services, disease outbreaks and disaster preparedness were among those hit by the Trump administration’s mass firings over the weekend, current and laid-off workers said Monday, as ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The government shutdown likely means there won’t be an inflation report next month for the first time in more than seven decades, the White House said Friday, leaving Wall Street and the Federal Reserve without crucial information about consumer prices.