WASHINGTON – The ongoing government shutdown is about to become the longest in United States history, even as millions of ...

The Trump administration said Nov. 3 that it planned to partially fund food aid for millions of Americans after two judges ruled it must use contingency funds to pay for the benefits in November. It ...

Morgan Wilson, chief development officer for the Idaho Foodbank, doesn’t ponder which political party is responsible for the ...

If the shutdown continues into Wednesday, which lawmakers believe is almost certain, it will shatter that record, set during ...

Reporters from the NPR Network are covering the uncertainty and lapse in benefits in states across the country.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, who told reporters on Monday that there won't be changes to the Senate rule any time soon.

Nearly 13,000 air traffic controllers in the US have been working without pay since October, when the government shutdown ...

Court rulings that the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program must be funded during the federal government shutdown may not be enough to alleviate the increasing pressure put on area foodbanks by ...