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Government Shutdown
Pain From the Government Shutdown Spreads. This Time It’s Food Stamps.
Even in normal times, food assistance often doesn’t carry families through an entire month.
Shutdown Exposes How Many Americans Live Paycheck to Paycheck
Financially speaking, most of us are sprinting to stand still.
The Shutdown Will Harm the Health and Safety of Americans, Even After It’s Ended
As the shutdown draws on, it increasingly weakens the government’s ability to protect Americans down the road.
Instead of Ending Shutdown, McConnell Prioritizes Anti-Choice Bill
McConnell held a Senate vote not on whether to reopen the government, but on a bill that would restrict abortion rights.
Native Communities Face Food and Medicine Shortages Amid Shutdown
Indian Health Services is understaffed and a federal food delivery program to reservations has come to a halt.
Outsourced and Forgotten: No Relief for Federal Contract Workers
Federally contracted workers don't even have the assurance of receiving back pay for the shutdown period.
Mitch McConnell Begins to Feel the Heat for Government Shutdown at Home
Protests targeting McConnell are raising questions about how long the Republican leader can continue to support Trump.
Born Disposable: Trump’s War on Youth
The Trump administration views children not as the promise of a future, but as a threat to the present.
Trump’s Government Shutdown Furthers Native Genocide
The lack of treaty-guaranteed essential services has put Indigenous lives in peril.
No Government, No Problem!
Trump claims the wall is for “protection.” Who's protecting us from food contamination and missed paychecks?