Trump Administration Signals No Guaranteed Back Pay for Federal Workers Amid Shutdown Standoff

As the government shutdown enters its seventh day, a new and troubling tactic has emerged from the heart of Washington: the Trump administration is signaling that it will not guarantee back pay to approximately 750,000 furloughed federal employees. This move breaks with decades of precedent where federal workers were reimbursed once government funding resumed.Why Are Federal Workers Being Held Hostage?The White House Office of Management and Budget issued a terse memo asserting that while a 2019 law authorizes back pay for furloughed workers, it does not appropriate funds directly. Thus, according to this interpretation, Congress must explicitly approve any retroactive...