Federal workers brace for missed paycheck as shutdown enters 5th week

1. Thousands of federal employees worry about missed pay as the government shutdown stretches into a fifth week.
2. Senate prepares for another vote on a House plan to reopen, but no breakthrough has emerged yet.
3. Critical government services remain stalled, leaving workers and their families in financial uncertainty and stress.
4. Upcoming pay deadlines loom, heightening urgency for a resolution to restore normal operations and paychecks.