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(Background) Vegetables on display in a grocery store on August 15, 2025 in Delray Beach, Florida. Wholesale prices for fresh vegetables soared by 38.9 % a record amount, last month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images) / (R) WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 03: White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a press briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on on October 03, 2025 in Washington, DC. Leavitt spoke to reporters about a range of topics including the government shutdown and the U.S. military's recent strike on a boat off the coast of Venezuela. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Leavitt slams Democrats as shutdown jeopardizes SNAP benefits for millions

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt warned that funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) could run out by November 1st if the ongoing government shutdown continues, potentially affecting millions of Americans who rely on the program.

ABC’s Stephanopoulos cuts off Vance, ends live interview during clash over alleged bribery scandal

ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos abruptly cut short a live interview with Vice President JD Vance on Sunday after the two clashed over unproven allegations surrounding Trump Border Czar Tom Homan allegedly accepting a “bribe” during a 2024 FBI sting operation.

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 09: U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks at a news conference on the government shutdown at the U.S. Capitol on October 09, 2025 in Washington, DC. The government remains shut down after Congress failed to reach a funding deal last week. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Speaker Johnson: Congress is ‘barreling toward one of the longest shutdowns in American history’

GOP House Speaker Mike Johnson suggested that the government shutdown may become the longest in U.S. history — unless Senate Democrats finally agree to pass a “clean, no-strings-attached” Republican spending bill to reopen the government.

FORT BRAGG, NORTH CAROLINA - JUNE 10: U.S. President Donald Trump pumps his fist to the crowd as he leaves the stage after speaking at a rally with U.S. Army troops on June 10, 2025 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Trump is traveling to Fort Bragg Army base to observe a military demonstration and give remarks in honor of the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary. (Photo by Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images)

Trump shifts funds to pay military service members despite government shutdown

President Donald Trump revealed that his team has identified funds that will be utilized to pay military service members despite the ongoing government shutdown.

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 23: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) looks on at a news conference at the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee on Capitol Hill on July 23, 2024 in Washington, DC. The Democratic leaders endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as their party's presidential nominee, after President Joe Biden announced that he would be dropping out earlier this week.(Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)

Schumer and Jeffries write a letter to GOP leadership, vow to vote against the imminent CR without bipartisan input

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries have sent a letter to GOP leaders, proposing an urgent meeting to negotiate a government funding agreement to prevent a shutdown by the end of September.

SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA - JULY 25: California Gov. Gavin Newsom looks on during a news conference with Texas lawmakers at the Governor’s Mansion on July 25, 2025 in Sacramento, California. California Gov. Gavin Newsom met with Texas lawmakers to push back on Texas's redistricting maneuver that aims to tilt the outcome of the 2026 midterm elections and on how California plans to respond. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Gov. Newsom: Calif. will move forward with redistricting efforts to effectively ‘END THE TRUMP PRESIDENCY’

California Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom has announced that he plans to move forward with the Golden State’s redistricting efforts, which he claims will effectively “END THE TRUMP PRESIDENCY,” despite California voters widely preferring to preserve the state’s independent redistricting commission.