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A person walks past the U.S. Department of Education in Washington, D.C. A lawsuit from a federal workers union argues changes to employees’ out-of-office messages to include partisan language violate the First Amendment. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Win McNamee/Getty Images A federal workers union is suing the Trump administration for inserting language into Department of Education employees’ …

Centrist Republicans warn against Trump’s partisan shutdown strategy  Reuters ‘I don’t think it helps either side’: Quiet concerns emerge in Trump’s orbit over shutdown  CNN Trump sees shutdown as tool to shrink government, target foes  The Washington Post Trump Seizes On Shutdown to Punish Political Foes  The New York Times Trump turns shutdown into weapon against blue America  Politico Source link

Partisan Shutdown Messages Could Hurt Civil Service, Experts Warn  The New York Times Lawsuit filed over Education Department’s manipulation of employees’ email messages  NBC News AP reader question: Have agencies violated the Hatch Act by using Democrat-blaming language online?  AP News Does agency messaging blaming Democrats for government shutdown violate the Hatch Act?  Government Executive Agency shutdown messaging draws Hatch Act, Antideficiency Act challenges  Federal …

U.S. adults’ ratings of the national economy continue to be more negative than positive: 26% now say economic conditions are excellent or good, while 74% say they are only fair or poor. These overall ratings are mostly unchanged during the past three years. But Republicans and Democrats have shifted considerably over this period: 44% of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents now …

Federal Workers’ Union Sues Administration Over Partisan Email Language  The New York Times Furloughed federal workers pushed to make partisan out-of-office replies: Sources  ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos Partisan Shutdown Messages Could Hurt Civil Service, Experts Warn  The New York Times Education Department employees’ emails changed automatically to blame Democrats for shutdown  NBC News AP reader question: Have agencies violated …

Partisan Language Inserted Into Education Dept. Workers’ Automated Emails  The New York Times Furloughed SBA staffers unleash on Democrats for shutdown in searing auto-replies  Fox News Out-of-office messages blaming Democrats for shutdown sent on behalf of some federal workers without their consent  CNN ‘Those were not my words:’ Out-of-office message automatically updated for furloughed Education Dept employees  Federal News Network Education Department employees’ emails …

Government shutdown continues with no end in sight amid partisan divide  The Washington Post The government shutdown is a slow-boil political crisis  CNN More Americans blame Trump, Republicans for shutdown than Democrats: Survey  The Hill Here’s what Trump wants to do to reshape the federal government during the shutdown  Fox News Furloughs, closures and mass firings threats: What’s next in the shutdown fight  NPR Source …

US government shutdown begins as partisan division rules Washington  Reuters Government Shutdown Clock  The White House (.gov) US government shuts down with funding deal out of reach on Capitol Hill  CNN Government headed to a shutdown after last-ditch vote fails in Senate  AP News Tracker: how each US senator voted on the Republican plan to avert shutdown  The Guardian Source link

The Senate shot down dueling versions of a short-term funding patch Friday before leaving town for a weeklong recess without a plan in place to avoid a partial government shutdown next month. With lawmakers unable to resolve a partisan standoff over extending expiring health insurance subsidies, Senate leaders agreed to engage in a bit of political theater, allowing each party …

Facebook Tweet Email Link Pflugerville, Texas  —  Manny Rizo is a Democrat in Texas, so he is no stranger to being on the losing side. But this one seems to sting a bit more. “Intentional gerrymandering in order to control the vote,” is Rizo’s take on the new Texas congressional map. “Republicans want less government, but then they want to …