Jan 21 Watch 2:26 How the shutdown is affecting programs that support survivors of domestic violence The government shutdown has blocked funding to programs providing protection and economic stability to survivors of domestic violence. Diana Brown and Cato Kraft of Estes Valley Crisis Associates in Colorado explain what the lack of resources means for the population… Continue watching
Jan 20 Democrats aren't buying Trump's shutdown-ending 'compromise' By Jill Colvin, Catherine Lucey, Zeke Miller, Associated Press In a bid to break the shutdown stalemate, President Donald Trump offered to extend temporary protections for young people brought to the U.S. illegally as children and those fleeing disaster zones in exchange for his long-promised border wall. But while… Continue reading
Jan 18 Watch 5:46 Shutdown's lost pay, dwindling business send more people to D.C. food banks The government shutdown has stifled business in the nation's capital. Many contractors are barely getting by without their paychecks, and unlike permanent federal workers, they will never recover the income they lose. Food banks are experiencing spiking demand, even though… Continue watching
Jan 18 Travel industry fears damage from a long government shutdown By David Koenig, Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press he travel and tourism industries generate about $1.6 trillion in U.S. economic activity — one-twelfth of the economy — and one in 20 jobs, according to the Commerce Department. Continue reading
Jan 17 Watch 5:21 Trump's move to cancel congressional trip during shutdown raises debate On day 27 of the partial government shutdown, President Trump rescinded approval for a military plane, effectively cancelling a trip to Afghanistan planned by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and a congressional delegation. The move comes after Pelosi asked to postpone… Continue watching
Jan 17 Watch 2:03 Why many stores can't accept food stamps during the shutdown While so far there have been no major lapses in benefits for the nearly 39 million people who depend on food stamps amid the partial government shutdown, 2,500 retailers around the country are unable to take any form of SNAP… Continue watching
Jan 16 Watch 6:42 How the State of the Union became 'leverage' in shutdown debate House Speaker Nancy Pelosi requested President Trump’s State of the Union be postponed for safety reasons related to the shutdown, although the Department of Homeland Security countered it is able to handle the event. Meanwhile, President Trump met with a… Continue watching
Jan 16 Trump signs bill giving federal workers back pay once shutdown ends By Associated Press The White House says President Donald Trump has signed a bill that will require some 800,000 federal employees to be compensated for wages lost or work performed during the partial government shutdown. Continue reading
Jan 16 Federal workers take on odd jobs to make ends meet By Michelle R. Smith, Associated Press Government workers are renting out rooms on Airbnb, driving for Uber, relying on word-of-mouth and social networks to find handyman work and looking for traditional temp gigs to help pay the bills during the longest shutdown in U.S. history. Continue reading
Jan 14 Watch 2:40 As shutdown drags on, Trump tries to reassure farmers feeling burned On Monday, President Trump said he is hesitant to declare a national emergency to fund a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, and that Congress should resolve the "simple" disagreement that's keeping the government partly closed. He also said he had… Continue watching