Government Shutdown
Government Shutdown
President Donald Trump told Senate Republicans on Wednesday morning that abolishing the Senate filibuster is the “only way” to end the government shutdown, now the longest in U.S. history. Speaking during a breakfast meeting with GOP senators at the White…
Senate Republicans have been invited to the White House for breakfast with President Donald Trump on Wednesday morning, as the federal government shutdown officially becomes the longest in U.S. history. A source familiar with the plans confirmed the breakfast to…
After weeks of stalemate, Democratic leaders signaled a shift in tone Tuesday as quiet bipartisan talks to end the government shutdown began to gain traction behind the scenes. Senate Democrats met behind closed doors for nearly three hours at an…
The House Freedom Caucus said Tuesday it supports a continuing resolution that would extend government funding through November 2026, or possibly later — a move that immediately set up a confrontation with GOP leadership and complicated efforts to end the…
The White House on Tuesday would not guarantee that all furloughed federal workers will receive back pay — despite a 2019 law signing by Donald Trump that ostensibly guarantees retroactive pay. The Washington Post According to a report by the…
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked Tuesday what further actions President Trump plans to take to end the federal government shutdown, beyond his posts on his platform, Truth Social. “Look, I think you’ll see. I think you’ll see…
Washington, D.C. – The White House sent a batch of emergency talking points to Hill Republicans late Tuesday as the party scrambled to contain political damage from President Donald Trump’s threat to withhold food assistance from millions of low-income Americans…
November 5, 2025 — Washington, D.C. – White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday that the Trump administration is “fully complying with the court order” requiring the government to pay out Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits — even…
Now in its 35th day (or 34th depending how you count per Whitehouse.gov we are in day 34), the U.S. government shutdown has tied the record for the longest‐ever federal closure, matching the 2018–19 shutdown that began in December 2018.…
House Speaker Mike Johnson said today that the administration’s approach to the shutdown-era SNAP funding issue is more complicated than critics portray. According to a press‐conference report: Context & why it matters Johnson’s defense matters because SNAP serves about 42…
House Speaker Mike Johnson weighed in today on recent calls by Donald Trump to eliminate the Senate filibuster rule, acknowledging that the topic came up in conversations with the President over the weekend. Johnson said the President is “very passionate…
As the federal shutdown continues to strain budgets, thousands of families relying on SNAP and EBT benefits are searching for ways to stretch their dollars. Fortunately, restaurants from coast to coast are stepping up. Across the country, small cafés, local…
The shutdown has eaten an entire month of American life. We’re sitting in Day 33, staring down Day 34, and Washington is still pretending this is normal. It isn’t. The Senate talked. The USDA scrambled. Families checked their EBT cards…
A top official at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) told a federal court on Monday that using emergency funds to pay reduced benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) could take “a few weeks to up to…
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) told reporters today that the House-passed continuing resolution (CR), which currently extends government funding at existing levels until November 21, 2025, will need to be amended or replaced. He said the date is no…
John Thune, the Senate Majority Leader, told reporters he is “optimistic” that the ongoing government shutdown could be resolved this week. The shutdown, which began on October 1, 2025, has dragged on as Congress fails to pass a full funding…