USPS Headquarters. 3.47 In addition to duties specified in USPS Bylaws, the secretary is in charge of USPS headquarters. The office is staffed by employees, none of whom is a member of USPS or a relative of a USPS member's family. The headquarters building, located in Raleigh, North Carolina, provides suitable space for the office staff, a library, a shipping department and warehousing.
Senate Democrats threaten government shutdown amid Trump budget wishlist. Senate Democrats who have long-fought Republican attempts to shut down the government over budget disputes are now threatening to do exactly that. Democrats said they will block any attempts to include President Trumpâs proposed border wall â or other far-right agenda items â in the $1 trillion spending package expected to be announced this week.
While the U.S. government shutdown may merely be an afterthought or an inconvenience for some people, it's costing the economy and taxpayers plenty. So how much does the government shutdown cost? The daily tab for the government shutdown is a whopping $160 million. The shutdown cost some $1.6 billion in lost output from the $15.7 trillion U.S. economy in its first week alone, according to global market research firm IHS Inc. Bloomberg reported that two days into Week 2, the government shutdown cost equaled $2 billion in economic damages â the same amount that heavy rains, flash flooding, and mudslides in 17 Colorado counties cost the state last month.