SNAP funding brings urgency to government shutdown; Trump returns to U.S. after Asia trip, meeting with Xi

Get live updates and the latest news as Trump concludes Asia trip after meeting Xi Jinping in South Korea and the government ...

Food aid at risk of expiring as effort to fund SNAP benefits fails in Senate

Republican leaders in Congress said it’s all or nothing on Wednesday as they rejected a Democratic push to carve out funding ...

Sen. John Thune: Government shutdown talks have 'picked up'

Senate Democrats appear to be taking a closer look Wednesday at a Republican plan to reopen the government, Sen. John Thune.
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'This Crisis Deepens': John Thune Accidentally Tells The Truth, Admits Americans Are Suffering From Trump's Senseless Shutdown

During his remarks from the Senate floor today, Senator John Thune admitted that Americans are suffering from Trump's ...
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'Let's Get Beyond The Silliness': John Thune Makes Desperate Attempt To Justify Trump's Government Shutdown During Remarks From The Senate Floor

During his remarks from the Senate floor today, Senator John Thune made a desperate attempt to justify Trump's government ...

Congress has a long to-do list once the shutdown ends

The most recent version of the bill was passed in 2018 and was scheduled to expire in 2023. Congress then passed a one-year extension through the end of 2024, and then again through the end of the ...