Quietly tucked inside Republicans’ funding deal to end the government shutdown is a provision wiping the congressional Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) scorecard, effectively forgiving nearly $3.4 trillion in deficits.

Congress shouldn't get paid while American workers, like our men and women in uniform, do without," Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South D

The House of Representatives passed the Senate's bipartisan compromise to end the longest government shutdown in history on Wednesday night.

On Thursday Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) requested unanimous consent to pass his "No Budget, No Pay Act," but Ed Markey objected.

The federal government is back open after a record-breaking 43-day shutdown ‒ but the effects from the nation's longest-ever shutdown could linger.

As soon as President Trump signed the shutdown-ending bill on Wednesday night, the clock is now ticking for companies that traffic in hemp THC goods, since the new ban goes into effect after one year and will prohibit any hemp-based product that has more than 0.4 milligrams of THC per container.

Roughly 1.4 million federal workers have not been paid for at least six weeks during the shutdown. So, why is Congress still getting paid?

A flight delay had stalled the Republican Cornyn, who was flying from Texas to cast a 60th and final vote in the U.S. Senate chamber on Capitol Hill, according to his office. The vote to break a filibuster on a new government spending plan was open for more than two hours so he could arrive, according to another report by Roll Call.

La., would halt lawmakers from being paid for each day the shutdown continues, while also sidestepping the constitutional requirement that members of Congress receive a paycheck.

The Senate-passed bill to end the record-long government shutdown moved to the full House for a final vote after a key House panel advanced it early Wednesday.