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Coast Guard Members Are Finally Getting The Pay They’re Owed From The Government Shutdown
Some Coast Guard families began receiving back pay Monday while bracing for the possibility that another government shutdown Feb. 15 could again leave them scrambling to cover bills and put food on the table.
Trump Threatens To Declare National Emergency If Democrats Don’t Fund Border Wall In 3 Weeks
"We'll work with the Democrats and negotiate and if we can't do that, then we'll do a – obviously we'll do the emergency because that's what it is. It's a national emergency."
Unpaid Coast Guard Members Are Deploying For A Months-Long Mission In The Pacific
U.S. Coast Guard cutter Bertholf left California on January 20 for a months-long mission in the Pacific to support U.S....
George W Bush Threw A Pizza Party For His Unpaid Secret Service Agents During Government Shutdown
Former president George W. Bush brought his security detail a ton of pizzas, and a call for non-partisanship. But mostly pizza.
Coast Guard Members May End Up Getting Paid Despite The Government Shutdown
Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan said Wednesday he's won White House and bipartisan support for a bill to pay the nation's Coast Guard personnel during the shutdown
The Simple Way You Can Help Coast Guard Members During The Government Shutdown
Coast Guard Mutual Assistance has a GoFundme to help support Coast Guard members and their families for as long as the government shutdown lasts.
Coast Guard Commandant: I Know You Haven’t Been Paid But ‘Stay The Course’
The Coast Guard's top officer is telling his subordinates to "stay the course" as they miss their regularly scheduled paycheck amid the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.
Coast Guard Members Are Going Without Pay Due To The Shutdown. Here’s How The Communities They Serve Are Keeping Them Afloat
Twenty-four days into the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, the strain is being felt acutely by the U.S. Coast Guard, as some 42,000 active-duty members are preparing to miss their first paycheck on January 15
This Air Force Vet’s Husband Was Furloughed During The Government Shutdown. Then She Hit The Jackpot
Winning a lottery jackpot is always great, but one veteran said her recent prize was "especially timely," the Virginia Lottery reported: Her husband is a federal employee who is on furlough during the government shutdown,
The Current Government Shutdown Is Now The Longest In US History
The closure broke a decades-old record set by a 1995-1996 shutdown under former President Bill Clinton that lasted 21 days.
Border Security Workers Aren’t Getting Paid Because Of A Government Shutdown Over Border Security
Among the roughly 800,000 federal employees who've gone without pay in the three weeks since the shutdown began are tens of thousands of Border Patrol agents, Customs and Border Protection officers, immigration judges and Coast Guard crews — the workers on the frontlines of the problems that the White House and Congress have been fighting over
Government-Employed Vets Are Getting Payless Paychecks As The Shutdown Drags On
About 31 percent of the federal workforce is made up of veterans, and the federal government is the nation's largest employer of disabled veterans
Coast Guard To Struggling Families: Have You Considered Becoming A Dog Walker?
Coast Guard families struggling with trying to pay their bills since the government shut down has left them without pay were just sent a helpful tip sheet of ways they could earn extra money, such as holding a garage sale or walking the neighbor's dogs.
Former Coast Guard Commandant Slams Government Shutdown As ‘Political Theater’
As the government shutdown continues, the Coast Guard remains the only military branch to work without pay and not everyone is happy with tha
Coast Guardsmen Will Get Paid During The Government Shutdown
The federal government figured out a way not to screw some 42,000 Coast Guardsmen out of pay during the government shutdown. Sort of...
42,000 Coast Guardsmen Are Getting Screwed On Pay Because Of The Government Shutdown
About 42,000 active-duty coast guardsmen are working without pay amid a federal government shutdown, and they won't receive their scheduled...
Two-Year Military Funding Deal Hangs In Balance Amid Government Shutdown Anxiety
As the clock ticked closer to a government shutdown Friday, lawmakers said they were nearing a deal on a massive...
What We Talk About When We Talk About NFL Playoff Games Airing On AFN
On Jan. 20, six gunmen armed with AK-47s and grenades stormed the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan. Over the next...
Here’s How A Government Shutdown Would Impact Military Pay And Benefits
Editor’s Note: This article by Amy Bushatz originally appeared on Military.com, the premier source of information for the military and veteran...
Navy Federal Offers To Cover Military Pay If The Government Shuts Down
Update, 10 AM EDT, April 26:Representatives for USAA and First Command Financial Services told T&P; that their banks will be offering...
