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Longest U.S. Shutdown Hits 1.4M Workers, SNAP Benefits at Risk
10/25/2025
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Story summary
- The U.S. government faces its longest shutdown, begun on October 1, over funding and tax credits for Affordable Care Act premiums.
- Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has halted legislative business.
- Senate Democrats refuse to negotiate without guarantees on subsidies.
- 1.4 million federal workers miss paychecks.
- States warn 42 million SNAP beneficiaries of potential benefit cuts.
