AP Spotlight Government shutdown threatens food aid program relied on by millions of families MORIAH BALINGIT and JONEL ALECCIA Associated Press Oct 6, 2025 Oct 6, 2025 Updated Mar 20, 2026 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Taylor Moyer slices strawberries Sunday as her youngest son, Bradley, helps put the sliced fruit into a bowl in Virginia Beach, Va. John Clark, Associated Press kAm(p$wx}v%~} — p 7@@5 2:5 AC@8C2> E92E 96=AD >@C6 E92? e >:==:@? =@H\:?4@>6 >@E96CD 2?5 J@F?8 49:=5C6? H:== CF? @FE @7 7656C2= >@?6J H:E9:? 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DC’s shutdown hasn't stopped the stock market. Here’s what may If the U.S. government's latest shutdown can't stop the stock market, what can?
Troops will miss paychecks next week without action on the government shutdown The federal government shutdown is raising anxiety levels among service members and their families because those in uniform are working without pay.
Firings of federal workers begin as White House seeks to pressure Democrats in shutdown The White House budget office says mass firings of federal workers have started in an attempt to exert more pressure on Democratic lawmakers a…
Trump and budget chief Vought are making this a government shutdown unlike any other As the shutdown enters its third week, the Office and Management and Budget said it's preparing to "batten down the hatches" with more reducti…
