Kevin McCarthy: "I call it the 'Seinfeld' shutdown because it's a shutdown about nothing."

Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy criticized Democrats for declining to pass a continuing resolution to keep the government open.

Donald Trump Is Winning the Government Shutdown, Polls Suggest

Newsweek's tracker shows that Trump's net approval rating is at its highest point since August 21, at -6 points.

Food banks and community groups brace for spike in demand as shutdown continues

Federal workers who don't normally need social services are on their 21st day without pay, while food programs such as SNAP and WIC are going to run out of funding next month.

Speaker Johnson hit with Democrat-led lawsuit over delayed swearing-in amid House shutdown chaos

Arizona sues Speaker Mike Johnson over the delayed swearing-in of Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva, with Attorney General Kris Mayes claiming voter disenfranchisement.

Twin Cities food shelves see uptick in visitors as government shutdown stretches on

The Groveland Emergency Food Shelf, like most, does not ask people what brought them. But the shutdown on top of cuts to SNAP and other federal programs is fueling demand.

Rollout of this year’s fuel assistance season hampered by shutdown

The government shutdown has come as colder weather descends upon the Northeast and heating assistance programs began to ramp up for the season.

Republicans push to renew Obamacare subsidies while rejecting Democrats' shutdown tie-in

Thirteen House Republicans are demanding the GOP consider extending the COVID-19 pandemic-era Obamacare subsidies, with reforms, after the government shutdown.

Small business owners say they're struggling to grow amid shutdown uncertainty

Now with the government shutdown, business owner Berek Awend says it's making it difficult to hire workers, expand and even advertise.
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