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Nonprofit food program in Md. worries about growing need as government shutdown continues

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Nonprofit food program in Md. worries about growing need as government shutdown continues

Will Virginia’s race for governor be bellwether for congressional midterms?

Will Virginia’s race for governor be bellwether for congressional midterms?

Trump hosts Senate Republicans at renovated White House as the shutdown drags into fourth week

Trump hosts Senate Republicans at renovated White House as the shutdown drags into fourth week

Pardoned Capitol rioter charged with threatening to kill Hakeem Jeffries

Pardoned Capitol rioter charged with threatening to kill Hakeem Jeffries

Woman who lost her job at USAID finds a new home for her advocacy efforts

Woman who lost her job at USAID finds a new home for her advocacy efforts

Senate Democrats, holding out for health care, reject government funding bill for 10th time

Senate Democrats, holding out for health care, reject government funding bill for 10th time

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Commentary: I turned in my Pentagon credential — not my commitment

Commentary: I turned in my Pentagon credential — not my commitment

Furloughed IRS worker describes consequences of government shutdown

Furloughed IRS worker describes consequences of government shutdown

Warner, Kaine push bill to shield federal workers from evictions, defaults amid shutdown

Warner, Kaine push bill to shield federal workers from evictions, defaults amid shutdown

Government shutdown could be the longest ever, House Speaker Johnson warns

Government shutdown could be the longest ever, House Speaker Johnson warns

Firings of federal workers begin as White House seeks to pressure Democrats in government shutdown

Firings of federal workers begin as White House seeks to pressure Democrats in government shutdown

Senators struggle to find a way forward as government shutdown enters ninth day

Senators struggle to find a way forward as government shutdown enters ninth day

Federal government shutdown grinds into a week two as tempers flare at the Capitol

Federal government shutdown grinds into a week two as tempers flare at the Capitol

Frustrated federal workers’ unions call for end to government shutdown

Frustrated federal workers’ unions call for end to government shutdown

Analysis: Shutdown strains US national security as weak links start to fail

Analysis: Shutdown strains US national security as weak links start to fail

RFK: A look back at a stadium’s ecstatic, disappointing, odd, historic and stomach-turning moments

RFK: A look back at a stadium’s ecstatic, disappointing, odd, historic and stomach-turning moments

DC delegate race draws serious contenders for first time since 1971

DC delegate race draws serious contenders for first time since 1971

Unions ask judge to block immediate firings of federal workers, which White House said could begin Monday

Unions ask judge to block immediate firings of federal workers, which White House said could begin Monday

The federal government is shut down, but DC is still open

The federal government is shut down, but DC is still open

The U.S. Capitol dome and a traffic turn signal are seen from Pennsylvania Avenue, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, in Washington.

October 2

PHOTOS: Government shutdown has impacts felt nationwide

Abigail Spanberger calls threat of mass layoffs during shutdown an ‘egregious attack on Virginians’

Abigail Spanberger calls threat of mass layoffs during shutdown an ‘egregious attack on Virginians’

Democrats embrace a shutdown fight in a rare moment of unity against Trump

Democrats embrace a shutdown fight in a rare moment of unity against Trump

Government headed to a shutdown after last-ditch vote fails in Senate

Government headed to a shutdown after last-ditch vote fails in Senate

Health care at the heart of Capitol Hill standoff as shutdown looms

Health care at the heart of Capitol Hill standoff as shutdown looms

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