US EditionNew Mom, Furloughed Federal Worker, Frustrated as the Government Shutdown Drags On
At least 1.4 million federal employees have missed paychecks amid a partisan deadlock over Affordable Care Act tax credits, prolonging financial strain during the longest shutdown ever.
- On October 12, 2025, the federal shutdown crossed its 36th day, becoming the longest funding lapse in U.S. history and halting non-essential federal government services.
- Democrats pushed to include Affordable Care Act marketplace subsidies in a deal, but Republicans prefer separate negotiations, and Karoline Leavitt said, `Republicans in the White House are very much open to discussing this with Democrats.`
- The Bipartisan Policy Center found that at least 670,000 federal employees are furloughed, and if the shutdown lasts through Dec. 1, 4.2 million paychecks are at risk.
- Affected federal workers and their families face mounting financial strain as missed paychecks accumulate, while local food banks and nonprofits encounter funding gaps and businesses like Rudders Public House offer discounts to help.
- A draft White House memo and a White House briefing raised doubts about back pay, and Caleb Quakenbush warned, `Maybe a family can weather one missed paycheck, but then two missed paychecks and beyond, it certainly gets much harder.
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Federal employees at the Little Rock airport struggling without pay as shutdown drags on | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
At Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field, where more than 130 federal workers have gone over a month without pay, frustration over the longest government shutdown in history is mounting.
Nebraska Examiner
Struggle in US Senate over government shutdown likely to drag through the weekend
Furloughed federal workers stand in line for hours ahead of a special food distribution by the Capital Area Food Bank and No Limits Outreach Ministries on Barlowe Road in Hyattsville, Maryland, on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (Photo by Ashley Murray/States Newsroom)WASHINGTON — Senators on Friday said they plan to remain in town for the weekend, a sign negotiations may be picking up to approve a stopgap spending measure and end the government shutdow…
Struggle in US Senate over government shutdown likely to drag through the weekend • Rhode Island Current
Furloughed federal workers stand in line for hours ahead of a special food distribution by the Capital Area Food Bank and No Limits Outreach Ministries on Barlowe Road in Hyattsville, Maryland, on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (Photo by Ashley Murray/States Newsroom)WASHINGTON — Senators on Friday said they plan to remain in town for the weekend, a sign negotiations may be picking up to approve a stopgap spending measure and end the government shutdow…
New mom, furloughed federal worker, frustrated as the government shutdown drags on
During what is now the longest government shutdown in American history, some furloughed federal workers have been without a paycheck for over a month, and things are getting tight. WTOP spoke with one woman, who had a baby two months ago, and spoke to us anonymously. She said she’s been confused trying to get any deferment or assistance from her electricity provider. “For example, call BG&E for government shutdown assistance … and there’s no dir…
Federal workers of the world, unite
Parked outside Greenberry’s Coffee in McLean, Virginia, on Election Day were a Porsche Cayenne, a Mercedes-Benz GLS, and a BMW X5 — three luxury SUVs. They were flanked by Land Rovers. McLean is perhaps the wealthiest suburb of arguably the wealthiest region in the wealthiest nation in the history of the world. And the industry that fuels it is the federal government. Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger (D-VA), a lifelong federal employee, won the McL…
Federal workers unpaid as shutdown hits record length
(WTAJ) -- The federal government shutdown extended into Day 36 Wednesday, making it the longest government shutdown in national history, and many federal employees are feeling the pinch. TSA agents, social security employees, staff at Federal Correctional Institution Loretto and staff at national parks in Central Pennsylvania are all going without pay along with the millions of federal employees nationally that have not received a paycheck in ov…
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