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As Shutdown Becomes Longest Ever, Optimism Grows for a Deal

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  • White House Walks Back Trump Threat to Withhold SNAP Benefits
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Trump still wants Powell out.
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Trump threatened deep cuts during the shutdown.
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  • Trump spoke to the media after arriving in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Friday.

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    With the U.S. food stamp program facing a November 1 funding crunch that could affect millions of Americans, a federal judge ruled Friday that the...

  • U.S. Capitol is photographed behind a chain fence in Washington

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    President Trump late Thursday night called on Republicans in the Senate to use the “nuclear option” of scrapping the filibuster to pass the funding...

  • A sign advertising food assistance outside the Central Texas Food Bank warehouse

    As Shutdown Nears Record, Judge Set to Order SNAP Funding

    The government shutdown, now in its 30th day, will continue into next week and is likely to break the record as the longest shutdown ever after the...

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