Smithsonian, EPA Ready to Close as Shutdown Toll Deepens
Source: Bloomberg
By
Todd Shields
and
Jennifer A Dlouhy
December 28, 2018 12:49 PM Updated on December 28, 2018 5:25 PM
More lights are going out in U.S. government offices as the partial federal shutdown heads toward a second week and entities from the Environmental Protection Agency to the Smithsonian Institution run out of money. Nearly 14,000 workers at the EPA prepared to be furloughed at midnight, the seventh day of a shutdown that showed scant signs of ending. The Smithsonian said all museums, research centers and the National Zoo will close starting Jan. 2 unless the shutdown ends. The Federal Trade Commission in a tweet said it had closed.
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The Federal Trade Commission said its closure meant that “we won’t be able to answer your questions on Twitter. Consumers cannot file complaints or register for Do No Call at this time.” Preliminary merger reviews will continue, the agency said.
Federal courts are projected to have enough money to keep operating through Jan. 11, though it’s not a firm date, said David Sellers, a spokesman for the Administrative Office of the Courts.
U.S. attorneys have asked courts to postpone some proceedings until the shutdown ends. While judges have balked in some cases, the chief federal judge in Manhattan granted the local U.S. Attorney’s request to suspend work on civil cases involving government lawyers.
Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-12-28/museums-epa-to-close-as-shutdown-toll-deepens-at-u-s-agencies
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