Up First Briefing: Gaza ceasefire deal tested and Supreme Court hears case questioning voting rights
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Israel says it will retaliate if Hamas doesn’t hand over more bodies of deceased hostages. Israel closed a crucial border crossing from Egypt…
Albany airport removes Kristi Noem TSA video citing ‘Federal Hatch Act’
ALBANY, N.Y. (WRGB) — A political video blaming Democrats for the federal government shutdown and TSA agents not getting paid was abruptly removed from monitors above the…
EEOC Quorum Restored? What This Means for Employee Rights in the Federal Workplace
Despite a government shutdown, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) restored its quorum for the first time since Jan. 2025. When stacked against a government shut…
We All Have a ‘Burn Rate.’ How to Slow Yours if Your Paycheck Suddenly Stops
WASHINGTON, D.C. (The Wall Street Journal) — How far would your money go if you suddenly missed a paycheck or two—or more? The answer you arrive at is your personal…
The Deferred Resignation Program left federal workers confused, and many still don’t have answers
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Federal News Network) — The Deferred Resignation Program reshaped the federal workforce, but not without turbulence. As the Sept. 30 deadline passed, many…
With federal watchdogs furloughed during shutdown, Hatch Act complaints over partisan website messages stall
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Cronkite News) — It turns out that complaints about federal agency websites blaming “radical left” Democrats for the government shutdown are going into…
Federal workers sue the Education Department over partisan shutdown emails
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — A federal workers union is suing the Trump administration for inserting language into Department of Education employees’ out-of-office email…
Trump administration uses taxpayer dollars to blame Democrats for government shutdown
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The Trump administration is blaming Democrats for the government shutdown in internal federal agency communications as well as public agency…
Trump administration moves to curtail appeals by fired workers
WASHINGTON, D.C. (The Washington Post) — The Trump administration is aiming to quash fired federal workers’ appeals to the Merit Systems Protection Board by arguing that…
You took the Trump administration’s ‘Fork in the Road’ offer. Now what?
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WTOP) –It’s the end of the road for those who took the “Fork in the Road.” Regardless of what happens if and when the government shuts down, Tuesday…