DARA MASSICOT is a Senior Fellow in the Russia and Eurasia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. She was previously a Senior Policy Researcher at the RAND Corporation and a Senior ...

(NEXSTAR) – With some exceptions, most federal workers will not be paid during the government shutdown, including those that haven’t been furloughed and continue to work, like TSA officers or air ...

Over 1 million active-duty military members and contractors may not receive their October 15 paychecks if Congress does not pass legislation. Essential federal employees, including military personnel ...

On C-SPAN, House Speaker Mike Johnson heard from one military mom who begged him to bring lawmakers back to pass a standalone bill to provide military troops pay. The last boat struck by the U.S.

Canceled school events, growing lines at military food pantries, accumulating fears tied to missed paychecks and the potential need for loans to stay afloat — US military families are already feeling ...

While the Constitution makes it clear how President Donald Trump and Congress get paid during a government shutdown, without a Senate vote to reopen the government until at least Tuesday, Oct. 13, the ...

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) says he’s open to passing legislation during the government shutdown to ensure members of the military don’t miss their next paycheck on Oct. 15 and to keep critical ...

The impacts of the government shutdown vary for military service members and their families. Active duty troops are still being paid. However, if the government shutdown stretches until Oct. 15, the ...

A few years ago, when my husband was still in the army, we went to a semi-regular parent and staff meeting at our kids’ school. It was the beginning of the school year, just after Blue Star Welcome ...

The government shutdown is causing different strains on military service members and their families, in the form of temporarily suspended afterschool programs, to limited radio and television access ...

There has been a long, tense relationship between queer identity and military service in the United States. Just think of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” or the recent transgender military ban. Based on the ...

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi got into a heated exchange Tuesday with Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., accusing him of lying about his military record after he questioned her about the lobbying ...