President Donald Trump has signed a government funding bill, ending a record 43-day shutdown that caused financial stress for federal workers who went without paychecks, stranded scores of travelers at airports and generated long lines at some food banks.

As politicians argue, what does refunding the federal government mean for everyday people? Here’s what you need to know about SNAP benefits, air travel, military members, federal worker backpay,

Federal employees across the country have been ordered to return to work as they await over a month of back pay. Here's what to know.

A furlough is not a pause. It is a dismantling of dignity in slow motion. And the longer it lasts — or threatens to return — the more it asks ordinary Americans, and our communities, to shoulder the burden of failed governance.

The federal government shutdown has created delays in some states when it comes to the federal program that helps millions of families heat and cool their homes.

Minnesota’s pioneering hemp-derived THC industry could collapse if a provision included in the deal to end the federal government shutdown becomes law. The bill that passed the U.S. Senate on Monday and now is before the House includes language that would effectively ban hemp products containing more than 0.