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Government shutdown hits 3 weeks
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The government shutdown is in Day 23 with no end in sight. It is already impacting places like the Domestic Abuse Project of Delaware County.
Armed Services YMCA food banks are seeing a 30%-75% surge in demand across the country as the government shutdown continues.
This selective funding strategy offers a revealing glimpse into Trump's governing philosophy as the shutdown enters its fourth week - one that prioritizes jobs that advance his core national security and immigration goals.
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin declares state of emergency as SNAP benefits face November 1 cutoff due to federal government shutdown affecting 850,000 residents.
The Florida Department of Children and Families stated that November SNAP benefits will not be distributed if the shutdown continues and federal funding is not restored.
As Congress circles the issue, a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that about 6 in 10 Americans are “extremely” or “very” concerned about their health costs going up in the next year. Those worries extend across age groups and include people with and without health insurance, the poll found.
The government shutdown stretched into its 23rd day Thursday, becoming the second-longest in U.S. history, after Senate Democrats blocked a 12th Republican attempt to reopen the government Wednesday afternoon.
Members of the AFSCME union who help those in need of food assistance say the federal government has put them in an impossible position.