Department of Energy Employees are Dodging a Big Bullet. No Furloughs (Yet).
But after all, you do want someone looking after the nation’s nuclear weapons stockpile, right?
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, makes a statement to the media on the budget negotiations on Friday. Boehner said the issue of spending was the only reason why there’s not a deal yet. This contrasts Democrats, who contend that the policy issue of abortion was all that’s left. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Furloughed White House Employee? If you use your BlackBerry, you may go to jail.
White House staffers face the threat of up to two years in jail if they use their work-issue BlackBerries during a government shutdown, sources told National Journal.
Just in from White House Press Secretary Jay Carney
“This morning, the President spoke separately to Speaker Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Reid. Discussions between the leaders and the White House aimed at reaching a budget agreement are continuing.”
Boehner: No agreement yet.
EXCLUSIVE: Political Insiders Agree: Shutdown is Likely
A majority of political operatives believe there is a high likelihood that a government shutdown will occur this weekend, according to a National Journal Political Insiders Poll conducted Thursday afternoon before President Obama’s meeting with congressional leaders in the evening.
