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The ongoing government shutdown hits its 36th day on Wednesday, becoming the longest in U.S. history as bipartisan talks to end it pick up steam. Source link
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy predicted Tuesday that there could be chaos in the skies next week if the government shutdown drags on and air traffic controllers miss a second…
Signs of a potential end to the government shutdown intensified Tuesday with behind-the-scenes talks, as the federal closure was on track to become the longest ever disrupting the lives of…
Amid a historic shutdown, the technology that keeps the government running, has, largely, kept running. Official websites are online. Internal software is mostly working. And security…
Senate leaders in both parties are saying they're hopeful the month-long government shutdown could end this week. Source link
Over the past several days, millions of low-income Americans who use SNAP, the nation’s biggest food aid program, have been left wondering how they will pay for basic necessities this…
As Trump’s tirades over the shutdown upend Mike Johnson’s main argument, a progressive organizer explains how this reveals Trump’s deep dereliction of duty—and how voters on the ground are…
For more than two weeks now during the government shutdown, Imelda Avila-Thomas has been trying in vain to get approved for unemployment compensation to help cover essentials such as food…
The state has been greatly affected by the lapse in government funding. It’s the October surprise that could pack the biggest punch. Source link
Two federal judges ruled nearly simultaneously on Friday that President Donald Trump’s administration must continue to fund SNAP, the nation’s biggest food aid program, using contingency…
Seemingly frustrated by the government shutdown and Democrats' unwillingness to accept a Republican funding bill, President Donald Trump is once again demanding that the Senate eliminate…
Donald Trump gleefully posted photos of the all-marble bathroom, the day before food stamp funding is set to run out. Source link
A federal judge on Friday directed the Trump administration to pay out some food stamp benefits for November using contingency funds, rejecting the government's argument that the…
“Anyone who thought that there was some sophisticated strategy to try and intimidate Kim didn’t know the truth,” Taylor said. “Which was that, the president was freestyling. It was scaring…
The House speaker rushed to spin Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins’s comments. Source link
Donald Trump is attempting to make a massive power grab. Source link
Senators are starting to feel some personal pain from the shutdown, as many of their scheduled flights home from Washington on Thursday afternoon were delayed. Source link
The House speaker insists that Donald Trump is acting the same way during the current shutdown as during the last time around. Source link
I-P-Go! Navan, a travel-tech firm based in Silicon Valley, priced its initial public offering at $25 per share, raising roughly $923 million, as shares hit the exchanges on Thursday. The…
And it will only get worse. Source link
America's air traffic controllers missed their first full paychecks of the government shutdown Tuesday, and some airlines are now donating meals to keep them fed. Source link
The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate Wednesday for a second time this year as it seeks to shore up economic growth and hiring even as inflation stays elevated. “Job gains have…
Senate Democrats on Wednesday called it "illegal" that the Trump administration wasn't using emergency funds to pay for food stamps during the government shutdown. Source link
Air traffic controllers missed their paychecks Tuesday because of the ongoing government shutdown, and that has Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and the head of the controllers' union…
