WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS will furlough nearly half of its workforce as part of the ongoing government shutdown, according to the an updated contingency plan posted Wednesday to the agency website. Most IRS operations are closed, the agency said in a separate letter to IRS workers.

The email to IRS staff also states that furloughed federal workers are legally entitled to receive full back pay once funding is restored, citing the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019. Trump has threatened not to give furloughed workers back pay, despite the law.

We’d like to hear from you about how you’re experiencing the government shutdown, whether you’re a federal employee who can’t work right now or someone who is

The federal government shutdown has entered its second week, and already shortages of air traffic controllers have strained operations and disrupted flights at some U.S. airports.

Air traffic controller shortages caused over 2,000 flight delays Wednesday, with 53% of recent delays attributed to understaffing compared to the normal 5%, officials say.

Congress appears utterly paralyzed as the latest government shutdown trudges on, with lawmakers unable to muster up the votes to end it.

But in the reality show that has replaced a properly functioning system of democratic governance, we are fast approaching the moment when a shutdown stops being a subject of political bluster and starts hurting Americans.

As Democratic Senators Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly confront Speaker Mike Johnson outside his office for refusing to swear in Congresswoman-elect Adelita Grijalva, they also press him to act on the government shutdown.

The IRS implements contingency plans during the government shutdown, suspending taxpayer services while maintaining tax processing and criminal investigations.

Washington is paralyzed by a deepening partisan shutdown, with Trump and Congress trading blame as 750,000 federal workers face growing financial strain.