'We Still Get Paid': Shutdown Dems Lament Lost Wages for Federal Workers While Collecting Their Own Taxpayer-Funded Salaries
Lawmakers can defer or donate their salaries in solidarity with the federal workforce—but many Democrats who voted for the shutdown are opting to keep their paychecks
All but four congressional Democrats voted against a GOP funding bill that would have kept the federal government open. Many of them have since lamented that millions of federal workers will not receive a paycheck until the government reopens—while still getting paid themselves. Federal law stipulates that members of Congress, unlike the troops, get paid during a shutdown. But they can opt to defer or donate their taxpayer-funded salaries, which start at $174,000 a year.
University of Maryland Student Government Passes BDS Resolution on Yom Kippur
The body’s ‘constant targeting of Jewish students clearly shows their efforts to marginalize and silence us,’ one student says
Trump Cancels $45M Green Energy Grant That Chuck Schumer Secured for His Donors
Biden-era grant was aimed at propping up an unprofitable hydrogen power company
FACT CHECK: Kamala Harris Claims She's 'Not a Trained Seal' Who Memorizes Talking Points
'I have to understand the logic and building blocks of every argument…
OMBUDSMAN: All Staff Must Resign After Free Beacon Editor Sells Out for Lamestream Glory
Eliana Johnson threatens the personal safety of her employees
The Forgotten Minority: Fired State Dept 'Expert' Running for Congress as Champion of Federal Bureaucracy
Michael Duffin, self-described white supremacy expert, won award for reintegrating foreign terrorists
MSNBC Host Ayman Mohyeldin Attends Festival Featuring Former PLO Spokeswoman
Mohyeldin, recently demoted to weekend cohost, has a history of promoting Hamas propaganda on the air
Hamas Signals Willingness to Release Hostages in Response to Trump Peace Plan, But Questions Remain
'This is a big day, we'll see how it all turns out,' Trump says in videotaped address
New York Times Trashes City’s Elementary Gifted Program As ‘Symbol of Segregation’ As Mamdani Calls to Phase It Out
More than 40 percent of students in grades three through eight failed math and reading proficiency tests this year
Dem House Candidate Used Funds Meant for Recovering Opioid Addicts To Transport Kids to an ‘LGBTQ+ Youth’ Center Offering ‘Medical Transition’ Seminars
Bob Harvie's commission dispensed a $13,500-grant for transporting youth to the Rainbow Room
Trump Admin Cancels One of Gavin Newsom's Favorite Green Energy Grants
The $630.6 million Biden-era grant would have been used primarily to support new solar and wind energy projects
University of Delaware Student-Run TV Network Offers ‘SPECIAL THANKS’ to ‘CHARLIE KIRK’S KILLER’
The school, which houses the Biden Institute, supervises the network through its Department of Communication
'It's Easier To Talk Here Than It Is in America': Dave Chappelle Takes Shots at US From Saudi-Censored Riyadh Festival
American comics cashed big Saudi checks after signing gag orders barring jokes about the kingdom. Some, like Shane Gillis, declined.
