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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.

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

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.

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.

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

The food assistance program serves close to 1 million people in the Greater Philadelphia area.

Trump was largely absent from the campaign trail, but the GOP candidates closely aligned themselves with the president.

The FAA slows down or even stops flights temporarily anytime it is short on controllers or if there is an equipment problem.

Cheney led the armed forces as defense chief during the Persian Gulf War under President George H.W. Bush before returning to public life as VP under his son, George W. Bush.

Love on the political spectrum. A Marist poll from April 2025 found that a majority of Americans under 45 highly value political viewpoints when choosing a dating partner.