Pay for Trump and Congress continues in shutdown, unless they ask it be held

Why Trump really wants the shutdown to continue

Twenty-six days into the shutdown, US Sen. Chris Murphy argued on CNN‘s “State of the Union” Sunday that President Donald Trump “is refusing to negotiate... because he likes the fact that the government is closed, because he thinks he can exercise king-like powers, he can open up the parts of the government that he wants, he can pay the employees who are loyal to him.”The second-longest government shutdown in US history began early this month be…

Pay for Trump and Congress continues in shutdown, unless they ask it be held

The U.S. Capitol building and Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., at sunset on Oct. 14, 2025. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom)WASHINGTON — Some members of Congress are asking for their salaries to be withheld during the government shutdown, while federal workers on Friday missed their first full paycheck since many operations closed on Oct. 1. With no movement toward a deal to end the shutdown, the House remained on a prolonged bre…

Democrats Blocking Federal Paychecks During Shutdown Splinter When Asked If They’re Cashing Their Own

Retiring Democratic Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith said she will receive her government salary during the shutdown — only for her office to walk it back. Smith told the Daily Caller News Foundation on Thursday that she would not forgo her paycheck because she continues to work in the Capitol during a lapse in government funding. […]

Pay for Trump and Congress continues in shutdown, unless they ask it ...

The U.S. Capitol building and Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., at sunset on Oct. 14, 2025. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom)WASHINGTON — Some members of Congress are asking for their salaries to be withheld during the government shutdown, while federal workers on Friday missed their first full paycheck since many operations closed on Oct. 1. [...] The post Pay for Trump and Congress continues in shutdown, unless they ask it … app…