Federal government reopens after record-breaking shutdown
The longest US government shutdown ended as the House passed a clean CR 222-209, signed by Trump. Six Democrats, including Rep. Don Davis, joined GOP.
Ahead of two federal judges’ separate rulings on Friday that the Trump administration must use a $6 billion emergency fund to fund Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, as it is set to pause on Saturday due to the federal government shutdown, North Carolina and others are donating nearly $18 million to food banks across the state.
A month into the shutdown, Democrats and Republicans remain deadlocked over federal spending, leaving critical programs and North Carolina families caught in the middle.