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The federal government has threatened to stop paying food assistance starting Nov. 1, impacting 42 millions Americans and over 800,000 New Jerseyans. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty…

Canned foods on grocery store shelves. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch)WASHINGTON — The stakes of the ongoing government shutdown rose Monday as the U.S. Department…

Construction equipment is seen last year near the partially demolished westbound Washington Bridge connecting Providence and East Providence in Rhode Island. Authors of a new analysis…

Audubon commissioners and volunteers from Sustainable Audubon will plant trees across the borough thanks to a U.S. Congressional grant. Credit: Matt Skoufalos. The borough plans to…

Protesters rally outside of the Theodore Roosevelt Federal Building headquarters of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management on Feb. 5, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by…

A sign on the entrance to the U.S. National Arboretum says it is closed due to the federal government shut down on Oct. 1, 2025 in…

Listen to this article The basics: Federal shutdown halts $18B in Hudson Tunnel funding USDOT reviewing DEI-based contracting practices for the project Gateway Development Commission continues…

Listen to this article The basics: Shutdown began Oct. 1 after Senate failed to pass stopgap funding bill. NJ has roughly 22,000 federal workers affected; essential…

U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks to the media at the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 30, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Thune was joined by…

Author James Comey, former FBI director, speaks at the Barnes & Noble Upper West Side on May 19, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Michael…