Steven Mufson Lisa Rein The Washington Post

Federal employees sought to figure out whether they will be paid and whether they will fall into the category of "excepted" workers who would be expected to show up no matter how long the impasse lasts between Congress and President Trump.

Federal employees sought to figure out whether they will be paid and whether they will fall into the category of "excepted" workers who would be expected to show up no matter how long the impasse lasts between Congress and President Trump.