Missed paychecks, benefit lapses increase pressure for shutdown deal
The government shutdown stretched into Day 27 as the stalemate over how to reopen the government continued.
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The government shutdown stretched into Day 27 as the stalemate over how to reopen the government continued.
Minnesota's food shelves are set to get a funding boost amid surging demand stemming from the ongoing government shutdown.
Food shelves across the state are set to receive emergency one-time funding.
Forty-two million people will lose benefits nationwide, including more than 440,000 Minnesotans, on Saturday.
A food shelf is open at MSP Airport in support of federal employees who are working without pay during the government shutdown.
Forty-two million people will lose benefits nationwide, including more than 440,000 Minnesotans, on Nov. 1.
The USDA notice comes after the Trump administration said it would not tap roughly $5 billion in contingency funds to keep benefits through SNAP.
The U.S. has carried out several air strikes on Venezuelan vessels that the Trump administration has accused of carrying drugs and cartel members.
The federal shutdown is entering its 26th day with no end in sight. WCCO's Esme Murphy spoke with the head of the federal employees union from the Minnesota region about how 1.4 million federal workers across the country are coping, working without a paycheck.
The State of Minnesota says on Nov. 1, federal benefits from food assistance programs like SNAP will no longer be issued because of the government shutdown. More than 440,000 Minnesotans will lose their benefits. Executive Director of The Food Group Sophia Lenarz-Coy talks with Esme Murphy about the impact on WCCO Sunday Morning at 10:30 a.m.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said service members will miss paychecks by Nov. 15 if the government shutdown stretches on.
In an exclusive interview, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said that he will consider a presidential campaign after the 2026 midterm elections.
Governor Walz and DFL leaders say they're hitting the road and plan to make stops around the state to talk with Minnesotans about gun violence.
Demonstrators shared concerns about President Trump's use of the National Guard, the war in Gaza and U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's visit to Minnesota on Friday.
The move comes even though Ontario's leader said the anti-tariff ad would be halted beginning Monday.
