Leaders Abandon Families as Federal Payrolls Fall Silent #
Abby McIlraith sat before her computer on Wednesday waiting for the email that would tell her the national covenant had been restored. It was a message instructing her to return to work at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) after months of administrative leave. While her reinstatement marks a victory for truth, it comes as 240,000 of her colleagues across the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) face a cold reality. On May 1st, the federal government defaulted on their paychecks.…