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Workers for La Colaborativa load fresh food into a food delivery truck for delivery at a public housing area later in the day in Chelsea, Massachusetts on November 13, 2025, during a free food distribution for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients. The mobile pantry services the vulnerable population of the city and those who can't make it to the pantry itself as well as those who have lost SNAP benefits. (Photo by Joseph Prezioso / AFP) (Photo by JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images) / U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins speaks alongside U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) during a news conference on Capitol Hill on October 31, 2025 in Washington, DC. The House Speaker's office held the news conference on the 31st day of the government shutdown to discuss food stamp programs running out of funding. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

States work to restore full SNAP benefits by next week

As the longest government shutdown in United States history ends, state officials are working to quickly get full food benefits to millions of people.

US President Donald Trump signs the bill package to re-open the federal government in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on November 12, 2025. Congress on Wednesday ended the longest government shutdown in US history, 43 days that paralyzed Washington and left hundreds of thousands of workers unpaid while Republicans and Democrats played a high-stakes blame game. The Republican-led House of Representatives voted largely along party lines to approve a Senate-passed package that will reopen federal departments and agencies, as many Democrats fume over what they see as a capitulation by party leaders. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Paychecks to federal employees expected to resume over the weekend

Paychecks to federal employees are expected to resume beginning this Saturday as the longest government shutdown ever recorded in United States history comes to a close, according to a new report.

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 4: House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) speaks alongside Republican House leadership during a news conference on November 4, 2025 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Republican congressional leadership spoke as the U.S. Government shutdown reached day 35. (Photo by Tom Brenner/Getty Images)

House set to vote to end longest government shutdown in history

The longest government shutdown in United States history may be coming to an end.

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JANUARY 01: Texas Governor Greg Abbott poses on the field prior to the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl between the Texas Longhorns and Arizona State Sun Devils at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on January 01, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images)

Abbott launches reelection campaign, vowing to protect Texas from ‘far-left progressive insanity’

Texas GOP Governor Greg Abbott has announced that he is running for a fourth term — as he continues his mission to safeguard the state of Texas from “far-left progressive insanity.”

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 07: A United Airlines plane takes off from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) on November 07, 2025 in San Francisco, California. The FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) is reducing flights by 10 percent at 40 major airports nationwide, including SFO, beginning Friday amid air traffic control staffing shortages resulting from the federal government shutdown. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Trump recommends $10K bonus for ‘GREAT PATRIOT’ air traffic controllers who have worked without pay during govt. shutdown

President Donald Trump announced that he will be recommending a $10,000 bonus to “GREAT PATRIOT” air traffic controllers who continued to work through the government shutdown, while expressing disdain for those who “didn’t step up” and took time off.

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 10: Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) speaks to reporters while walking to his office on November 10, 2025 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The Senate reached a deal late Sunday to fund the Government, aiming to end the longest shutdown in history. (Photo by Tom Brenner/Getty Images)

Senate advances stopgap spending bill, marking major step toward ending longest govt. shutdown in U.S. history

The Senate advanced a motion to end the government shutdown on Sunday night amid the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.