A draft memo from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is raising the possibility that furloughed federal workers may not be entitled to back pay from their time off during the government ...

"Members of Congress should not be paid while the people we serve are left in limbo,” Representative Seth Moulton said.

The White House is floating the possibility that some furloughed federal workers could be denied back pay once the government reopens. Some workers and experts say the law requires they get paid.

The White House isn't just standing by its view that federal law doesn't guarantee back pay for furloughed workers: It has emails showing this belief dates back to the 2019 shutdown, according to ...