With the end of the longest shutdown in U.S. history, federal workers were back in their offices, national parks were fully reopening and the government was returning to normal operations. Some workers were getting $10,

In her ruling this week, Judge Frimpong said that lawyer visiting hours at B-18, which is in the basement of a federal building, have been closed down repeatedly without letting lawyers know, despite her ordering the government to notify them.

While federal workers impacted by the furlough will be getting retroactive pay for the record 43 days the government was closed, the Georgia Department of Labor says steps must be taken regarding any unemployment benefits they received during the shutdown.

U.S. Senator Gary Peters knows some people are upset with his colleagues caving to Republicans, but bristles at calls for leadership change.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island, a Democrat, is the only federal representative at the United Nations' annual climate change conference.

The U.S. government has hired 50,000 employees since President Donald Trump took office, his top personnel official said, with the new staff largely in national security positions reflecting the administration's policy focus.

The federal cybersecurity agency said some government departments had been actively exploited after failing to properly patch their systems.