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At a lunch with GOP senators at the White House, President Trump stood firm in his demands that Democrats vote to end the government shutdown.
The Social Security Administration will continue distributing disability and SSI payments, but some services are unavailable during the government shutdown.
The government shutdown enters Day 21 and Vice President JD Vance traveled to Israel as the administration works to secure the fragile ceasefire with Hamas.
SNAP has traditionally been entirely federally funded, but is administered by states. That means the shutdown's impact on SNAP and when benefits will start to dry up will vary state by state.
A lapse in funding due to the shutdown could have a devastating effect on the millions of Americans who rely on the federal food stamps program for groceries.
The 60,000 men and women responsible for keeping American skies safe have gone unpaid throughout the government shutdown. Without a funding agreement soon, many will be forced to dip into savings, rack up credit-card debt,
The Toronto Blue Jays are headed to their first MLB World Series since 1993 after a dramatic 4-3 win over the Seattle Mariners on Monday. They’ll now take on the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers.
As the government shutdown continues into Day 21, it also ties the record for the second longest shutdown in U.S. history.
Newsweek's tracker shows that Trump's net approval rating is at its highest point since August 21, at -6 points.
Recipients who can’t document that they are exempt (for example, because of a disability), plus those who receive SNAP and work more than 20 hours a week, are some of the Americans that will no longer be eligible for the benefits come late 2025 or early 2026.
Nearly 1 million NJ residents are in jeopardy of not receiving their full November SNAP and WIC benefits as the federal government shutdown drags on.
Germany said it would step in and temporarily cover the salaries of 11,000 employees of the U.S. Armed Forces working inside the NATO ally amid the ongoing federal government shutdown in the U.S.