Some Senators Stranded in DC because of Government Shutdown

Hakeem Jeffries Talks Government Shutdown on Saturday TODAY

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries joins Saturday TODAY to discuss the government shutdown, the expiration of the SNAP food assistance program, and when leaders from both sides of the aisle will come together to end the shutdown.

King, Collins caucus with different parties, but unified on shutdown

Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King take questions from reporters during a 2021 event in Bath. Photo by Robert F. Bukaty of the Associated Press.This story was produced as part of a partnership with NOTUS and the nonprofit, nonpartisan Allbritton Journalism Institute. Maine Sens. Angus King and Susan Collins are often split on issues — after all, she’s a Republican and he’s an independent who usually votes with Democrats. But on the government fu…

Reed, Whitehouse in Rhode Island as government shutdown continues

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — With the deadline for SNAP benefits looming during the continuing government shutdown, both of Rhode Island’s senators were in the state on Friday. “The problem of compromise is 100% on the Republicans,” Sheldon Whitehouse said. The delegates spoke at Sojourner House headquarters in Providence about the government shutdown that was set to become the longest in history. The senators, however, believed that progress was b…

Maine Senators Caucus With Different Parties, But They’re Unified on the Shutdown

Robert F. Bukaty/APMaine Sens. Angus King and Susan Collins are often split on issues — after all, she’s a Republican and he’s an independent who usually votes with Democrats. But on the government funding, they’re on the same page.King is one of three members of the Democratic Caucus who has voted with Republicans to reopen the government consistently since the shutdown began. They’ve also both urged Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins to use …

Staffing shortage at Reagan National affects senators trying to fly home amid shutdown impasse

Senators are starting to feel some personal pain from the shutdown, as many of their scheduled flights home from Washington on Thursday afternoon were delayed.

Some senators stranded in DC because of government shutdown

Some senators are finding themselves stranded in Washington, D.C., at the end of the Senate workweek because of delays at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport linked to the monthlong government shutdown. The Senate held its last vote of the week at 1:35 pm Thursday and, as usual, senators raced out of the Capitol to catch their flights home for the weekend. But some lawmakers were in for a rude awakening when they discovered that their flig…