IRS to Furlough Nearly Half Its Workforce Over Government Shutdown — Days Before Extended Deadline for Filing Taxes; House Speaker Mike Johnson Rejects Standalone Bill to Pay US Troops, Adds Feds ‘should’ Get Back Pay as Shutdown Drags On; House Speaker Mike Johnson Rejects Standalone Bill to Pay US Troops, Adds Feds ‘should’ Get Back Pay as Shutdown Drags On

The Castration of a Nation

GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN: Pampered Federal Workers Don't Deserve Anyone's Pity

The Shutdown Shows How Unnecessary Much of Government Is

Some Furloughed Federal Workers will likely get Paid Twice for Not Working

Op-ed: A government shutdown…much ado about nothing