Post by: Davmic on January 16, 2019, 01:01:06 PM
One of the notable recent elements of this partial government shutdown -- the longest in history -- is that the Trump administration keeps designating more and more of the federal government essential, or excepted from the furlough, recalling many thousands of workers to process tax returns, perform safety inspections and more.
Source: Analysis: The Trump administration keeps making more government workers essential, making thousands return to work without pay (http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_allpolitics/~3/9b_Kd11e4Dg/index.html)