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What should federal workers do about money during the shutdown?

By Jana Kasperkevic

January 15, 2019

Protesters hold signs during a protest rally by government workers and concerned citizens against the government shutdown on Friday, Jan. 11, 2019 at Post Office Square near the Federal building, headquarters for the EPA and IRS in Boston. The rally was organized by The American Federation of Government Employees. New England has 516 EPA employees that is now down to a staff of 22. — JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP/Getty Images

We asked the experts.

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The (almost) secret workshops below Capitol Hill

By Kimberly Adams and Annie Rees

January 09, 2019

To restore century-old "Turkish" chairs like this one, Mike Dean will use the original plans and actual horsehair for the stuffing. — Kimberly Adams/Marketplace

The arrival of a new Congress sets off a flurry of activity on — and under — Capitol Hill.

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What Democrats want to do in the first 100 hours of the new Congress

By Janet Nguyen

January 03, 2019

Incoming Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi reacts to applause during the 116th Congress and swearing-in ceremony on the floor of the House of Representatives on Thursday in Washington, D.C. — SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images

Last time she was speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi implemented a 100-hour plan. What’s on the agenda this time around?

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As new Congress meets, job one is opening the government

By Ben Bradford

January 03, 2019

House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, Senate Minority Whip Richard Durbin, House Speaker designate Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer talk to journalists following a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and fellow members of Congress about border security at the White House Jan. 02, 2019 in Washington, DC. — Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

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Government shutdown continues as Democrats set new congressional agenda

By Kimberly Adams

December 31, 2018

A stop sign is seen near the White House during a government shutdown in Washington, D.C., in December. — Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images

The impasse over border wall funding is likely the first of many spending battles facing the new divided Congress.

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The partial shutdown could delay economic data, too

By Justin Ho

December 26, 2018

The sun begins to rise over Washington as the federal government is in a partial shutdown, on Dec. 23, 2018 in Washington, DC. — Mark Wilson/Getty Images

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Teaching civics 2018 style: Check the 'gram, kids

By Molly Wood

December 19, 2018

Newly elected politicians are giving a behind-the-scenes look at Congress, on social media.

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