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American Federation of Government Employees

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Oct 29, 2025
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Why are democrats refusing to approve the budget?

Senate Democrats are voting against a Republican "clean" continuing resolution to reopen the federal government because they insist on negotiations over and related health-care provisions rather than ...

Nov 2, 2025
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Is the CR bill really clean that republicans want passed?

The claim that the Republican-backed continuing resolution (CR) on the table is a truly “clean” bill is : House Republicans passed a short-term CR described as clean because it largely extends FY2025 ...

Oct 28, 2025
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What have the Democrats demanded for the shutdown to end?

Democrats have conditioned ending the shutdown largely on concrete action to avert a looming healthcare “cliff” — that expire and would otherwise sharply raise marketplace premiums — along with relate...

Oct 31, 2025

What Democratic leaders voted for or against the 13 government shutdown-related measures and when did each vote occur?

Senate Democrats repeatedly blocked a Republican "clean" continuing resolution to end the government shutdown, with a pivotal procedural vote on October 28, 2025, failing 54-45 and falling short of th...

Jan 15, 2026

Which 2025 executive orders from the Trump administration have been stayed or overturned by courts?

A substantial subset of President Trump’s 2025 executive orders has faced litigation, and courts have both blocked and allowed different orders to proceed; reporting shows specific judicial stays or r...

Dec 4, 2025

What factors determine the 2026 federal employee pay raise and COLA decision?

The 2026 federal pay raise and the separate 2026 COLA for benefits are driven by different statutory formulas, executive choices and congressional action: the Federal Employee Pay Comparability Act (F...

Nov 21, 2025

What agencies have the highest number of pending cases by federal employees claiming illegal firings during the Trump administration?

Available sources document legal fights and injunctions over mass firings during the 2025 government shutdown and report that the Trump administration moved to fire roughly 4,100 employees across mult...

Oct 30, 2025

What is cr Republicans want to pass

Republicans are pushing a to reopen the federal government and fund operations through mid- to late-November, arguing immediate passage would restore paychecks and services while avoiding policy rider...

Oct 29, 2025

Which members of Congress are refusing to pass a continuing resolution to fund the federal government and what are their stated demands?

Senate Democrats are withholding votes to pass the House GOP’s continuing resolution (CR) to reopen the government, demanding healthcare concessions—chiefly an extension of enhanced Affordable Care Ac...

Jan 7, 2026

How many active federal cases specifically name Donald Trump as an individual defendant as of January 2026?

A definitive, single-number answer is not possible from the documents provided: public trackers and news coverage in the dossier document hundreds of suits that challenge or involve the Trump administ...

Dec 17, 2025

What steps should federal employees take to verify their 2026 pay changes and implementation timeline?

Federal employees should expect uncertainty: the administration submitted an “alternative pay plan” proposing a 1% across‑the‑board 2026 raise (3.8% for certain law‑enforcement personnel), but Congres...

Dec 16, 2025

What steps can federal employees take if the 2026 raise is less than expected?

Federal employees face a likely small 2026 raise under the White House alternative pay plan—most civilians would get about a 1% across‑the‑board increase while certain law‑enforcement roles could rece...

Nov 21, 2025

how many Court cases are pending filed by federal employees claiming trump fired them illegally

Available reporting shows dozens of coordinated legal challenges — including union suits, state AG actions, class actions and multiple filings by advocacy groups — seeking to stop or undo mass firings...

Nov 13, 2025

Who enacted the Fillabuster on the CR Bill?

Senate Democrats were the decisive actors who blocked the Republican “clean” Continuing Resolution (CR) and therefore prevented the Senate from reaching the 60‑vote cloture threshold needed to end the...

Nov 12, 2025

What specific policy changes were proposed in CR amendments?

The CR amendments proposed a mix of targeted policy changes and broad funding extensions: Senate proposals included debt-limit and billionaire tax provisions, while House and omnibus drafts focused on...

Nov 9, 2025

Which politicians opposed the clean funding resolution and what were their stated reasons?

The clean funding resolution was principally opposed by , led publicly by Sen. Chuck Schumer, who objected because the measure omitted a permanent extension of enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies a...

Nov 9, 2025

Who sponsored the clean resolution and what were their stated reasons?

House Republicans, led by Congresswoman Stephanie Bice, and House Appropriations Chair Tom Cole pushed a aimed at keeping the federal government open, arguing it would avoid the harms of a shutdown an...

Nov 7, 2025

Which politicians or parties opposed the clean resolution and why?

Senate Democrats largely opposed the GOP “clean” continuing resolution (CR) to end the shutdown, citing demands to extend expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies and negotiate health-care costs rather ...

Nov 6, 2025

What did President and Democratic leaders say about passing a clean CR in 2025?

President Biden did not issue a clear, direct public call in the provided reporting to pass a in 2025; instead, Democratic leaders publicly resisted accepting a Republican-led clean CR unless they sec...

Nov 3, 2025

How did House Republican leaders react to Schumer’s push for a clean CR for 2024–2025 and did they coordinate with Senate Republicans?

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer publicly pushed for a to fund the government for 2024–2025 and end the shutdown, framing the move as a bipartisan exit ramp that Democrats supported; House Republi...