government shutdown

Boeing was planning to make software revisions for the 737 Max in January that might have prevented the Ethiopian Airways crash that killed 157 people. But regulatory approval was delayed by the 35-day U.S. government shutdown...

I think we need a thread about the dumbest suggestion on how government employees should handle the shutdown. So far, we've seen various ideas floated by Trump and/or members of his administration... take out a mortgage, get free food, etc. We've also seen people suggest they should be happy...

As many of you know last summer the largest wildfire in the history of the Sierra Nevada mountains ripped through my area. It almost burnt my town down and basically made life hell for a month. This hurt us, locally, in a number of ways. First off it closed all the roads into Yosemite through...

Perhaps I'm overstating things in the title of this thread. However, the effect of the government shutdown on biomedical research is horrendous, as noted here. Here's and example from the site (bolding added): Unlike most other government medical researchers, this scientist has been allowed to...

We buy a box of produce weekly direct from Terra Firm Farm, in Yolo County, CA. I rather enjoyed this week's newsletter, posted without further comment.

Since the Republicans have shut down portions of the government, and the money already collected in taxes isn't being used by those portions of the government, is the GOP going to refund any of our taxes? Another question is this: Are they going to shut down their own offices and not collect...

There is a lot of love being spread around for the GOP in the political threads ATM because of the shutdown. However, I am curious about the economics of how this will play out. What sort of services will be affected (apparently visa seekers are going to have problems) and how this will play...

They are trying to shutdown the government so they can try and get rid of a program that will get me health insurance for the first time in a decade. So why should I not be beyond angry with them? Anyone want to talk me off the ledge here about why I shouldn't care they are trying to stop me...

So, there's something I don't get about the Democratic position with respect to the budget and the prospect of a government shutdown. The Republicans want to cut spending, although not enough to really address the deficit, but some. The Democrats want to cut spending, but not as much as the...

Yesterday, I prepared my staff for what I believe is the inevitable. In just over a week, the U.S. Government will shutdown and my employees will be told to stay home until a full budget or continuing resolution is passed. A few federal workers I have spoken with over the last few days...