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It’s supposed to be payday for many federal workers. Instead, they’re getting nothing

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Wanda Bright, a federal worker affected by the shutdown, picks up food from the Capital Area Food Bank in Hyattsville, Md., on Tuesday.

Roughly 1.4 million federal workers are going without pay due to the government shutdown. About half of them are furloughed, while the other half has been deemed essential and is working without pay.

(Image credit: Tyrone Turner/WAMU)

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