Most Americans Have Avoided Shutdown Woes. That Might Change.

The shutdown leaves one in eight Americans unsure how they'll buy food

A halt in SNAP payments has millions worried about their next meal, raising new questions about how a program born in the Great Depression still defines America's fight against hunger.

Port: Real people, really hurt

MINOT — Americans view politics more as reality television than a meaningful exercise in governance. Sure, we talk about the impacts of policy all the time, but those are just plot points and character arcs. Justifications and rationalizations for why we root for Team Red or Team Blue. What enables this detachment is that most of us are isolated from the consequences of this dysfunction. We are a generation of Americans for whom war is a video g…

US Federal Workers Broke, Running Out Of Food As Shutdown Enters 2nd Month

The US government shutdown barreled towards its second month Friday and the pain is spreading fast -- with federal workers broke, food aid under threat and millions of Americans caught in the crossfire.

Most Americans have avoided shutdown woes. That might change.

The prospect of rising disruptions – from airports and national parks to programs such as SNAP – might test public patience with the government shutdown.

Government shutdown effects bear down on millions more people after a crucial Nov. 1 deadline passes

As the federal government shutdown passes the one-month mark, a new round of impacts will soon hit millions of Americans on Saturday

Trump says ready to maintain U.S. food aid funding despite shutdown

Since partisan gridlock sent the US government into shutdown October 1, many federal workers have gone without paychecks and millions of Americans are increasingly caught in the crossfire of a lack of basic federal services