Explore the impact of governmental dysfunction on innovation as guest columnist David Gardner delves into how political ...

Follow live updates as President Donald Trump continues his three-country Asia tour with a stop in Japan before heading to ...

On Oct. 10, the USDA sent a letter to SNAP agencies saying that if the shutdown continues, there will be insufficient funds ...

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, helps about one in eight Americans buy groceries. A halt to SNAP benefits would leave a gaping hole in the country’s safety net. Vulnerable ...

NOW, THE STATE HAS NO PLANS TO HELP PEOPLE WHO ARE SET TO LOSE SNAP BENEFITS, WHICH ARE COMPLETELY FUNDED BY THE FEDERAL ...

The states argue that the Trump administration chose to suspend November’s SNAP benefits instead of using contingency funding ...

The Agriculture Department said it can't use contingency funds to pay for SNAP benefits, contradicting earlier guidance that the money was available.

Vice President JD Vance is expected to come to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to attend a closed-door lunch with Senate Republicans.

FBI agents will get paid despite government shutdown, Patel says The Trump administration will continue paying FBI agents despite the ongoing government shutdown that has frozen paychecks for nearly ...

The U.S. Senate had yet another vote to pass a measure that would allow the federal government to reopen on Oct. 20. We are ...

The 20-day U.S. federal government shutdown is likely to end this week, White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said on ...

The federal government is currently shut down. The NPR Network is following the ways the government shutdown is affecting ...