/tags/shutdown shutdown en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Mon, 03 Nov 2025 20:04:33 GMT /government-politics/2025-11-03/palm-beach-county-snap-food-resources Roughly one in 10 Palm Beach residents rely on food assistance benefits, which were halted on Nov. 1 due to the ongoing federal government shutdown. Mon, 03 Nov 2025 20:04:33 GMT /government-politics/2025-11-03/palm-beach-county-snap-food-resources Jake Shore /government-politics/2025-10-29/unpaid-federal-workers-in-south-florida-seek-help-from-food-pantry-to-survive-government-shutdown Feeding South Florida set up a distribution program specifically to help federal workers impacted by the federal government shutdown. It drew dozens on Tuesday in Dania Beach. Wed, 29 Oct 2025 10:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2025-10-29/unpaid-federal-workers-in-south-florida-seek-help-from-food-pantry-to-survive-government-shutdown Anthony Cruz /news/2021-10-01/biden-signs-funding-bill-avoiding-a-shutdown-but-other-standoffs-persist The short-term spending bill avoids a partial government shutdown, but other major issues, such as suspending the debt limit, remain unresolved. Fri, 01 Oct 2021 12:55:19 GMT /news/2021-10-01/biden-signs-funding-bill-avoiding-a-shutdown-but-other-standoffs-persist Kelsey Snell /2020-04-23/8-in-10-americans-support-covid-19-shutdown-kaiser-health-poll-finds Only around 20% of Americans say shelter-in-place measures are "causing more harm than good," the Kaiser Family Foundation reports. Thu, 23 Apr 2020 20:46:51 GMT /2020-04-23/8-in-10-americans-support-covid-19-shutdown-kaiser-health-poll-finds Bill Chappell /national-politics/2020-04-22/america-weighs-health-versus-economy-as-divide-grows-on-when-to-reopen President Trump seems to be itching for states to reopen — frankly, faster than his own administration's guidelines recommend. Wed, 22 Apr 2020 09:01:04 GMT /national-politics/2020-04-22/america-weighs-health-versus-economy-as-divide-grows-on-when-to-reopen Domenico Montanaro, Alana Wise, Alana Wise /national-politics/2020-04-17/coronavirus-latest-despite-trumps-optimism-theres-still-a-long-road-to-reopening President Trump laid out new guidelines to states to start retracting their restrictions as early as Friday. But there are still a lot of questions to consider. Fri, 17 Apr 2020 09:00:50 GMT /national-politics/2020-04-17/coronavirus-latest-despite-trumps-optimism-theres-still-a-long-road-to-reopening Domenico Montanaro /national-politics/2020-04-16/trump-promises-new-guidelines-for-reopening-the-country President Trump said some states could open even before May 1. That's two weeks away. Here's what to watch related to the coronavirus. Thu, 16 Apr 2020 09:00:59 GMT /national-politics/2020-04-16/trump-promises-new-guidelines-for-reopening-the-country Domenico Montanaro, Elena Moore /2019-01-16/federal-employees-moonlight-to-pay-the-bills As the partial government shutdown continues, some federal workers and contractors are looking for temporary jobs to earn income. Wed, 16 Jan 2019 09:53:00 GMT /2019-01-16/federal-employees-moonlight-to-pay-the-bills Jeff Brady /2019-01-15/d-c-judge-tells-furloughed-workers-they-must-stay-on-the-job SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± 400,000 federal workers are called "excepted" and are required to work without pay. They sued for an injunction that would end that requirement, but the judge said no. Wed, 16 Jan 2019 02:56:19 GMT /2019-01-15/d-c-judge-tells-furloughed-workers-they-must-stay-on-the-job Daniella Cheslow /2019-01-15/irs-recalling-46-000-workers-to-handle-tax-returns-despite-partial-shutdown The union for the IRS workers criticized the Trump administration for forcing them to work "in exchange only for an IOU." Employees have been promised back pay when funding is approved. Wed, 16 Jan 2019 01:30:29 GMT /2019-01-15/irs-recalling-46-000-workers-to-handle-tax-returns-despite-partial-shutdown Richard Gonzales