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People in need wait in line to receive groceries from Curley's House Food Bank days before the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits may expire due to the Federal government shutdown on October 30, 2025 in Miami, Florida.
Law

Trump’s unprecedented move to withhold SNAP benefits has nation’s largest food charity despairing: ‘The situation is catastrophic’

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November 8, 2025
US President Donald Trump
Economy

For now, data ignorance is bliss on Wall Street as investors are warned not to rely too heavily on private surveys

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November 3, 2025
More air traffic controllers are calling out sick and fearing for their financial future amid the government shutdown.
Law

Air traffic controllers are now working without pay. Some are grappling with how to pay for the medicine needed to keep their children alive

By Josh Funk and The Associated Press
October 28, 2025
The Trump administration won’t tap $5 billion in contingency funds to keep food aid flowing, so no SNAP payments will go out next weekend
Politics

The Trump administration won’t tap $5 billion in contingency funds to keep food aid flowing, so no SNAP payments will go out next weekend

By Adriana Gomez Licon and The Associated Press
October 26, 2025
Photo: A trader works at his desk on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York on October 7, 2025. Wall Street stocks edged higher early Tuesday, extending an upbeat stretch as markets continue to look past a US government shutdown that has curtailed economic data releases. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP) (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images)
Investing

Global selloff underway as traders sour on U.S. government shutdown and doubts about the Fed grow

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October 10, 2025
Donald Trump speaks in front of a green "Farmers for Trump" background.
North America

Trump’s former USDA chief economist warns the shutdown makes the president’s $15 billion farmer bailout a fantasy: ‘You can’t just flip a switch’

By Eva Roytburg and Sasha Rogelberg
October 8, 2025
Air traffic control room
Success

America’s air traffic controller shortage is even worse during the government shutdown—but job candidates can make $145,000 per year

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October 7, 2025
Riders walk to and from the Red Line stop in the Roosevelt CTA station on Dec. 19, 2023, in Chicago.
Politics

Trump is freezing billions in funding for a Chicago train project because of ‘race-based contracting’

By Chris Megerian and The Associated Press
October 3, 2025
Woman sad at desk doing bills
Success

White House layoff threats and the greatest resignation in American history highlight paycheck uncertainty—here’s how to prepare if it happens to you

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October 2, 2025
Donald Trump
Politics

Trump plans to use shutdown to fire federal workers this week

By Erik Wasson, Gregory Korte, Jamie Tarabay, Steven T. Dennis and Bloomberg
October 1, 2025
Democrats embrace shutdown fight in a rare moment of unity against Trump: ‘We think this is a battle worth fighting’
Politics

Democrats embrace shutdown fight in a rare moment of unity against Trump: ‘We think this is a battle worth fighting’

By Steve Peoples and The Associated Press
October 1, 2025
Photo: US President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025. Pfizer will sell some drugs at a 50% average discount on a direct-to-consumer website called TrumpRx, an initiative intended to allow Americans to pay for prescriptions at discounted rates negotiated by the government. Photographer: Francis Chung/Politico/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Investing

Investors dumped U.S. assets overnight in favor of gold, Bitcoin, and foreign stocks as government shutdown leaves Wall Street ‘flying blind’

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October 1, 2025
US President Donald Trump near a sign on lowering drug prices in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US.
Law

Pfizer strikes $70B deal with Trump to cut Medicaid drug prices, expand American manufacturing under tariff threat

By Tom Murphy, Michelle S. Price and The Associated Press
September 30, 2025
Elon Musk spent the day bashing a spending package before Donald Trump tagged in and threatened any Republican who voted for it. The bill is dead
Politics

Elon Musk spent the day bashing a spending package before Donald Trump tagged in and threatened any Republican who voted for it. The bill is dead

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December 19, 2024
What a government shutdown would mean for Medicare beneficiaries
Aging Well

What a government shutdown would mean for Medicare beneficiaries

By Erin Prater, Stephen Groves, Lisa Mascaro and The Associated Press
September 26, 2023

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