Bill Swick, who has a rare degenerative brain disease, has lost access to virtual speech therapy due to the federal government shutdown.

A group of rank-and-file senators increasingly frustrated by the weeks-long stalemate on Capitol Hill believe they have found a possible path to end the government shutdown.

Jay Powell declared the central bank was “driving in the fog” as the Federal Reserve cut interest rates in the middle of a government shutdown that has deprived the institution of some economic data. The quarter-point cut, which brings the US benchmark rate down to 3.75 per cent, was broadly expected. It now sits at the lowest level since 2022.

The Department of Veterans Affairs says the government shutdown has forced nearly 37,000 employees to be furloughed or work without pay, disrupting key veteran programs.

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From Metro ridership to food bank lines, these numbers show how the shutdown is tearing through the Washington, D.C. region.

One of Atlanta's largest churches is supporting families who may lose access to SNAP benefits on Saturday due to the ongoing government shutdown.

FBI investigations have been slowed or stalled by the second-longest U.S. government shutdown in history, leaving the bureau without funds to pay informants or make undercover drug or gun buys, gaps that an FBI spokesperson said are putting national security at risk.

Ohio leaders are wrestling with how − if at all − to help 1.4 million people who may soon struggle to afford food.

Hundreds of thousands of federal employees are furloughed or are working without pay as the shutdown stretches into its 29th day.