From USA TODAY.
As the U.S. government shutdown reaches its 28th day, hundreds of thousands of federal workers remain furloughed, with President Donald Trump threatening to block back pay once the shutdown ends.
In previous shutdowns, furloughed employees typically received back pay, but the White House has signaled it might not uphold that practice.
Instead, Trump has said he would go as far as firing federal employees en masse if the government were shut down, and in recent weeks, the president has said he would block back pay.
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