Associated Press

The disruption caused financial stress for federal workers who went without paychecks, stranded scores of travelers at airports and generated long lines at some food banks.

The fallout of the shutdown landed on millions of Americans, such as federal workers who went without paychecks and airline passengers who had their trips delayed or canceled.

There weren’t many successful plays by either offense for much of the night.

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was the only one of the nine justices to say she would have revived the lower court orders immediately.

Eight Democratic senators are facing criticism from their own party for their deal with Republicans to end the federal government shutdown.

Among those also pardoned were Sidney Powell, an attorney who promoted baseless conspiracy theories about a stolen election.

The shutdown could last a few more days as members of the House, which has been on recess since mid-September, return to Washington to vote on the legislation.

Pennsylvania was among several states that disseminated SNAP benefits to recipients on Friday following a federal judge's order.

The administration is demanding that states reverse the full benefits issued under recent court orders. The U.S. Supreme Court has stayed those rulings.

Health officials are investigating 13 cases in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and eight other states. ByHeart Inc. agreed to recall two lots of its Whole Nutrition Infant Formula.

Nonprofits say it is common for owners to supplement their pet’s diet with human food purchased using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance benefits.

A judge had given the Republican administration until Friday to make the payments through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.