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A federal officer holds a tear gas rifle during a Black Lives Matter protest at the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse early Sunday, July 26, 2020, in Portland, Ore. On the streets of Portland, a strange armed conflict unfolds night after night. It is raw, frightening and painful on both sides of an iron fence separating the protesters on the outside and federal agents guarding a courthouse inside. This weekend, journalists for The Associated Press spent the weekend both outside, with the protesters, and inside the courthouse, with the federal agents, documenting the fight that has become an unlikely centerpiece of the protest movement gripping America. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

The return of ‘jack-booted’ thugs!

Twenty years ago, then Rep. Tom DeLay (R-Tex.) one of the most powerful men on Capitol Hill, called federal agents, acting on orders, jack-booted thugs….

Federal Report

Senate Democrats propose pandemic pay bumps for frontline feds

Pay

House passes CR to keep govt open until Dec. 20, guarantee military pay raise

Congress

Pact reached to avert government shutdown through Dec. 20

Government Shutdown

Sen. Cardin ‘hopeful’ to reach 3.1% raise during approps conference

Budget

2020 pay raise model: From zero to 3.1 in six months

Federal Report

Retirement plan cuts: Round 26 coming up

Mike Causey

NTEU National President Tony Reardon rallies the crowd on Capitol Hill.

State of the Union likely to show divide, budget deadline looms

Federal Drive

The shameful shutdown

Regardless of views on the wall or immigration or border security, commentator Jeff Neal believes most Americans can agree on one thing: This shutdown…

Commentary

Sen. Kaine: Dems want border security ‘done right’, 2020 budget goals begin

Despite the shutdown’s duration, Congress was able to get a promise from President Donald Trump to sign a bill guaranteeing federal employees would get…

Federal Drive

House Democrats try to re-open government as Congress resumes full work week

Federal Drive

House Democrats are trying many tactics to get the closed agencies re-opened. Bloomberg Government editorial director Loren Duggan offered a full rundown.

The return of ‘jack-booted’ thugs!

Senate Democrats propose pandemic pay bumps for frontline feds

House passes CR to keep govt open until Dec. 20, guarantee military pay raise

Pact reached to avert government shutdown through Dec. 20

Sen. Cardin ‘hopeful’ to reach 3.1% raise during approps conference

2020 pay raise model: From zero to 3.1 in six months

Retirement plan cuts: Round 26 coming up

A 3.6 percent pay raise: What are the odds?

Is the federal retirement system overdue for surgery?

Beating bureaucrats is bad politics

State of the Union likely to show divide, budget deadline looms

The shameful shutdown

Sen. Kaine: Dems want border security ‘done right’, 2020 budget goals begin

House Democrats try to re-open government as Congress resumes full work week

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