Thousands of IRS workers have been called back to work without pay. NPR's Melissa Block speaks with Danny Werfel, acting IRS commissioner during the 2013 shutdown, about a shutdown's effect on operations.
Read More »First Signs Of Movement Emerge In Stalled Government Shutdown Talks
NPR's Melissa Block asks the Washington Post's national political reporter Robert Costa to assess chances of progress toward ending the partial federal government shutdown, now in its 30th day.
Read More »Food Assistance Payments Came Early But Have To Last Until March
People who got their February food assistance payments early don't know when their food money for March will come as the federal government shutdown continues.
Read More »Family Of American Jailed In Syria Goes Public In An Appeal To Trump
The family of Majd Kamalmaz, 61, is making his story public for the first time, spurred by President Trump's plans to remove U.S. troops from the country.
Read More »Video Of Kentucky Students Mocking Native American Man Draws Outcry
Videos show students associated with Covington Catholic High School chanting and laughing as they encircle Nathan Phillips, an Omaha Elder, at the Indigenous Peoples March in Washington last Friday.
Read More »More Than 100 Migrants Feared Dead After Raft Sinks In Rough, Icy Mediterranean Sea
Flavio Di Giacomo, an IOM spokesman, told NPR, "The Italian authorities have now called off rescue efforts. It is very, very unlikely that we would find survivors at this point."
Read More »Pray With The Pope, From Your iPhone
The pope brought a tablet to his usual Sunday address, as he announced the ClickToPray app for communal prayer around the world, with a call for young Catholics to engage.
Read More »Winter Storm Grounds Flights, Delays Trains And Knocks Out Power
The storm barreled through New England after hitting the Midwest, creating havoc along some transportation routes.
Read More »Shutdown Makes Government Websites More Vulnerable To Hackers, Experts Say
The longer the federal shutdown lasts, the more likely security breaches of government websites become, cyber specialists say. And it could lead to security problems long after the government reopens.
Read More »For Furloughed Worker, Isolation, Hit To Self-Worth Hurt As Much As Lost Pay
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to Jaime, a tax examiner with the Internal Revenue Service, about the toll the government shutdown is taking on her mental health.
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