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Monthlong government shutdown in photos: Disruptions, delays and divisions
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With no endgame in sight, the U.S. government shutdown is expected to roll on for the unforeseeable future, injecting more uncertainty into an already precarious economy.
Volunteer Betty McNeely, right, helps a man bag food items Oct. 28 at Project Feed, an emergency food pantry in Portland, Maine. With no endgame in sight, the U.S. government shutdown is expected to roll on for the unforeseeable future, injecting more uncertainty into an already precarious economy.
Robert F. Bukaty, Associated Press
Brock Brooks, a disable Marine Corps veteran, cries Oct. 30 while describing the impending SNAP shutdowns while waiting in line to enter the food pantry service at Calvary Episcopal Church in Louisville, Ky. Funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, lapsed Saturday.
Jon Cherry, Associated Press
Volunteers prepare emergency food packages Oct. 28 at the Tarrant Area Food Bank in Fort Worth, Texas.
LM Otero, Associated Press
Tammy Norton, a furloughed federal employee of 16 years who currently works for the Internal Revenue Service, reacts with emotion Oct. 28 as she talks about running through her limited savings to support her family during the government shutdown, at a food distribution center for federal employees affected by the government shutdown in Dania Beach, Fla. The monthlong government shutdown halted routine federal operations, furloughed about 750,000 federal employees and left others working without pay.
Rebecca Blackwell, Associated Press
Volunteer Joel Hernandez helps load a vehicle Oct. 27 during a food distribution targeting federal employee households affected by the federal shutdown as well as SNAP recipients in San Antonio.
Eric Gay, Associated Press
A food and supplies bank is set up Oct. 17 at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, Nv.
Rio Yamat, Associated Press
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., disputes a reporter's question Oct. 24 as he enters his office at the Capitol in Washington on day 24 of the government shutdown.
J. Scott Applewhite, Associated Press
The Capitol is seen at nightfall Oct. 22, day 22 of a government shutdown, in Washington.
J. Scott Applewhite, Associated Press
Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., the Senate GOP whip, left, and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., arrive for a news conference with top Republicans on the government shutdown Oct. 1 at the Capitol in Washington.
J. Scott Applewhite, Associated Press
Air Traffic Controllers stand Oct. 28 outside Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport in Romulus, Mich., distributing leaflets explaining how the federal government shutdown is affecting air travel. Airports have been scrambling with flight disruptions.
Paul Sancya, Associated Press
Travelers sit together and wait Oct. 2 at the Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport in Baltimore.
Stephanie Scarbrough, Associated Press
TSA agent Sashene McLean, holding her 1-year-old daughter, comes from work to collect a donation of produce, meat and yogurt Oct. 28 at a food distribution center in Dania Beach, Fla., organized to assist federal employees missing paychecks during the government shutdown.
Rebecca Blackwell, Associated Press
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks to reporters Sept. 30 at the U.S. Capitol in Washington as the U.S. government was on the brink of the first federal government shutdown in almost seven years.
Jacquelyn Martin, Associated Press
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., and GOP leaders, from left, Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Mich., and Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., blame the government shutdown on Democrats during an Oct. 2 news conference at the Capitol in Washington. Americans, meanwhile, are divided on who’s to blame.
J. Scott Applewhite, Associated Press
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., attends a Sept. 30 news conference about the government shutdown on Capitol Hill in Washington. Democrats seek an extension of expiring tax credits that helped millions of people afford health insurance, while Republicans say they won’t negotiate until the government is reopened.
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The second-longest shutdown in history entered its second month Saturday, with lawmakers away from Capitol Hill and at an impasse.
Despite a rising stock market, inflation remains elevated and hiring slowed. A federal government shutdown compounded the uncertainty.
The agency faces staffing shortages caused by air traffic controllers, who are working unpaid, with some calling out of work.
Voters have sent a message to President Trump that the economy doesn't feel as though it's booming — despite what he says.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said in a court filing late Wednesday that beneficiaries would get up to 65% of their usual assistance.
Residents in some states began to receive their full SNAP food aid as an appeals court left in place an order requiring the full payments.
Efforts are growing to help struggling pet owners stretch their dollars as SNAP payments go out late during the government shutdown.
A shutdown slowdown at 40 of the nation’s busiest airports was in its second day, as U.S. airlines again canceled more than 1,000 flights.
Trump administration decisions, from layoffs of federal workers to the ongoing law enforcement intervention, also affected the capital.
The Senate passed legislation late Monday to reopen the government, bringing the longest shutdown in history closer to an end after a group of Democrats struck a deal with Republicans.
The 43-day funding lapse saw federal workers go without paychecks, travelers stranded at airports and people lined up at food banks.
The end of the longest U.S. government shutdown in history would be a relief for small businesses that depend on federal contracts or funding.
The longest government shutdown in history is at an end, with almost no one happy with the final result.
The agency says the current mandatory 6% flight cuts will be downgraded to 3% even though the record 43-day shutdown ended Nov. 12.
The Federal Aviation Administration said Sunday it is lifting all restrictions on commercial flights that were imposed during the government shutdown at 40 major U.S. airports.