Senate Majority Leader John Thune told ABC News Live's Linsey Davis that federal workers will get back pay once the ...

The Government Employee Fair Treatment Act, or GEFTA, guarantees back pay for employees furloughed or required to work unpaid during any “lapse in appropriations that begins on or after Dec. 22,” ...

Air traffic controllers, who are required to work without pay during the shutdown, are credited with helping end the most recent shutdown in 2019, when a series of absences snarled flights and ...

The last federal shutdown ran for 35 days, from Dec. 22, 2018, to Jan. 25, 2019, making it the longest closure in U.S.

Here are some frequently asked questions about how a government shutdown impacts travel: Transportation Security Administration workers at airport checkpoints will continue to work -- without pay -- ...