Today, the Trump administration under court order said it would authorize reduced payments of SNAP food benefits this month. Not only will these payments be cut in half, but they'll also be significantly delayed. Across the country, nonprofit organizations and other entities are working overtime to try to narrow the gap imposed by these reduced benefits by organizing food drives and surging resources to food banks.The patchwork efforts to compensate for a massive government program face significant obstacle ...

Delta Air Lines called on Congress to end the nearly monthlong government shutdown as air traffic controllers missed their first paycheck earlier this week. "Delta Air Lines implores Congress to immediately pass a clean continuing resolution to reopen the government so that our air traffic controllers, TSA and CBP officers charged with the safety and efficiency of our national airspace can collect the paychecks they deserve," a spokesperson for the airline said in an emailed statement to Business Insider.D ...

The government shutdown is now in its 24th day. She's got like eight home. And the shutdown and so do you. >> And the shutdown will Massachusetts, California, Colorado.>> Can I read this, please. Cincinnati. >> The shutdown's going to extend in next week.The Senate has left town uh for the weekend without a deal. Why even stay after yesterday. Can't even pay the uh federal employees.Joining us now for the latest, Senator James Langford of Oklahoma. Uh he's vice chair of the Senate Republican Conference. I w ...

The radical left Democrats are holding the entire federal government hostage to >> but if Republicans control the White House, the Senate, and the House, then why do they need Democrats to reopen the government. The answer is the Senate filibuster. The rule has evolved over many generations.But since 1975, it has required 60 votes to guarantee passage of a bill. And there are only 53 Republicans in the Senate, meaning that in order to pass a government funding bill, Republicans need at least seven Democrats ...

I've been hearing this conversation from senators, from house members that a CR not just for a year, but to December 1st of next year. This has been conversations that I've been hearing in Washington DC. And we just need to make sure that government is open and serving the American people. And we need to make sure that government is not at risk of political games, which we're seeing played right now by the House and Senate Democrats.So, just for clarity, Congressman, is that something that's really on the t ...

And the government shutdown has reached the 3-week mark officially as we begin day 21 here with still no end in sight. Yesterday, the Senate failed for the 11th time to advance a House passed measure that would fund the government. House Speaker Mike Johnson once again blamed Democrats for prolonging the shutdown, even as he keeps his House lawmakers out of session.That's going on nearly a month now. Johnson also continued to defend his decision to not swear in Democratic Congresswoman-ele Adalito Grahalva ...

For that, we're going to turn to Emily Wilkins on Capitol Hill. Hey, Emily. >> Hey.Well, again, the Senate has voted now for a tenth time and still once again failed to reopen the government. This is of course would be on that short-term measure that would go to November 21st. Interesting vote though coming up a little bit later this afternoon.The Senate is going to instead of voting on temporarily funding the entire government, simply vote on a funding piece that would cover the defense department. This of ...

Joining us now, MSNBC congressional reporter Michael Schnell and Semaphore White House correspondent Shel Shelby Talet. Um, all right, Michael. Uh, ninth time not going to prove to be a charm. So, what's next? >> Yeah, Katie, don't expect any surprises uh later this afternoon when we get that final vote tally from that Senate vote. Um, the vote is underway right now. We're still waiting for the final result, but I think that we can all basically predict it right now. That measure, that government funding bi ...

Joining us now with more on the impact of the shutdown, Libya can trill uh PIMCO, head of US public policy. We could go down the list of of things to talk about. I guess the latest I saw was that President Trump said some of these agencies are not coming back.Uh did Dem if if Democrats take a note of the possible uh negative effects on on on them from keeping it closed. Yeah, I mean I think that just just in general both sides think that they have a winning hand here and um you know our expectation is that ...

Government Shutdown & Funding - The discussion revolves around backpay for furloughed federal workers during the shutdown, with a debate on whether they should be paid for the time not worked [1][2] - Democrats are urged to open up the government and pass a continuing resolution to fund the government as it was on September 30th, ensuring all federal employees get paid [2][3] - A continuing resolution, similar to one passed in March, is being held hostage due to unrelated policy objectives [4] - A potential lapse in military paychecks for 13 million military personnel is highlighted as a consequence of the shutdown [5] - Democrats are accused of obstructing a 60-vote filibuster in the Senate, hindering the delivery of paychecks for the military and the reopening of the government [6] - A House-passed continuing resolution is facing potential failure in the Senate [15] - A Democrat-proposed continuing resolution included an additional $14 trillion in spending, including health insurance for illegals and cutting $50 billion for rural health care [17] Healthcare & Obamacare - Obamacare premiums have risen by 80% in the last ten years, with subsidies increasing the incentive for insurance companies to raise premiums [8] - Democrats' demands to reopen the government include cutting $50 billion for rural health care [9][17] - Discussions are needed to lower the cost of premiums and provide more access to healthcare for all 347 million Americans, not just the 24 million on the exchanges [11][12] - Premium tax credits, set to expire on December 31st, are criticized for subsidizing high-income earners [10] Shutdown Impact & Duration - The American public is losing due to the government shutdown, which could potentially last longer than the previous 35-day shutdown [14] - The shutdown could lead to real mass layoffs [13] - The current continuing resolution has an end date of November 21st, raising concerns about the need for an extension [16]