A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to fully fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in November after the White House indicated it would only partially cover food aid benefits amid the government shutdown.

The government remains shut down today, Oct. 23 ... Donald Trump plans to depart on multi-day trip to Asia. The vote failed 54-45, short of the 60 votes needed to pass during the live Senate vote, teed off around 12:30 p.m. by Sen. Ron Johnson, a Wisconsin ...

The second-longest government shutdown in history will likely extend into next week, as another Senate vote today, Friday, Oct. 24, 2025, will not take place on a House-backed measure to reopen the government. The Senate is adjourned today, meaning it's ...

As the government shutdown hits Day 38, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Democrats offered a plan that would reopen the government. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) earlier Friday encouraged Democrats to come to the negotiating table after it looked like a shutdown-ending vote might be forthcoming.

The shutdown, now in its 34th day, will become the longest in U.S. history on Tuesday, Nov. 4, surpassing the record set in 2018 under Trump.

The Trump administration has asked a federal appeals court to block a judge’s order to distribute November’s full SNAP benefits during a U.S. government shutdown