Xinhua Daily Press Group

Frustration, worry growing among furloughed U.S. federal workers amid gov't shutdown

Frustration and anxiety are growing among U.S. federal workers who are either furloughed or working without pay. Some have lined up for food donations as the government shutdown drags on.
China.org.cn

Feature: Federal employees line up for food relief as U.S. gov't shutdown enters third week

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- As the U.S. federal government shutdown entered its third week on Tuesday, long lines of federal employees and contractors stretched outside a food relief site in ...

美联储失去获取私营部门就业数据的渠道

由于美国政府持续停摆，美联储官员们无法获得经济统计数据，最近他们还失去了从一家第三方提供商获取一项独立就业数据的渠道。
腾讯网

英媒：美国政府关门是迄今为止最奇怪的一次

美国政府关门事件目前已创下历史第二长纪录。10月22日，此次关门时间超过了1995-96年长达21天的政府关门，那次关门事件将政府资金变成了如今的“人质劫持机制”。当时，纽特·金里奇领导的共和党提出了一项支出法案，大幅削减了比尔·克林顿总统所反对的社 ...