The Department of Defense announced Sunday that it will show sports programming, including NFL playoff games, during the government shutdown after receiving complaints for stripping deployed troops of that service.
If the government shutdown lasts more than a few days, some federal employees will not get paid on time even though they have to keep working. This includes members of the armed services.
The U.S. government is closed. And if it doesn't reopen soon, Americans expecting refunds or waiting to hear back from the IRS on an existing audit or other tax matter may be out of luck.
Several members of Congress have asked that their pay be withheld during the government shutdown, with some saying they will donate that money to charity.
In the final moments leading up to Friday's midnight deadline, Senate Republicans and Democrats were unable to agree on a stopgap funding measure to continue government services.
The employees were notified Monday they could return to work with most reporting Tuesday.
Civilian employees at Fort McCoy won't have to take as many unpaid days off this year as initially expected.
