Obama Government ShutDown

Obama says it's 'like every day is Halloween'

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Obama says it's 'like every day is Halloween' as he blames Republicans for government shutdown

Former President Barack Obama on Saturday slammed Republicans for the ongoing federal government shutdown.

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How many days has the government been shut down? What is the record?

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Obama tells crowd Norfolk Trump administration is like Halloween every day

Obama, SNAP and U.S. District Judge

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Live updates: SNAP benefits in peril as shutdown persists; Obama to stump for Dems in VA, NJ

Federal food aid is on the line as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is poised to run out of money on Saturday amid the ongoing government shutdown. A federal judge on Friday ordered officials to tap emergency funds for the program and President Trump later indicated that he would follow through.

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Obama-Appointed Judges Rule Trump Admin Must Find Ways To Fund SNAP Benefits Amid Shutdown

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Judges could rule on the fate of SNAP food aid as deadline nears for shutdown to end payments

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Judges order use of contingency funds for SNAP payments during shutdown

Two federal judges ruled nearly simultaneously on Friday that President Donald Trump's administration must continue to fund SNAP, the nation's biggest food aid program, using contingency funds during ...

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Trump vows to ‘fund SNAP as soon as possible’ if court allows, blasts Democrats over shutdown delay

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Federal judges mandate SNAP funding despite government shutdown

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Resurfaced Obama video blasting shutdown ‘blackmail’ now haunts Democrats amid new standoff

Obama once called shutdowns 'total irresponsibility,' now Democrats face same criticism in month-long government closure over healthcare subsidies.

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Latest news on the Trump administration as government shutdown enters new month

More critical services are at risk of lapsing this month as President Donald Trump and the GOP remain at an impasse over funding the federal government. Follow for live updates.

How does a government shutdown end? When shutdowns ended in history, how long they lasted

The ongoing government shutdown is the second-longest is history. But how will it, or can it, last? See history of shutdowns.

Uncertainty over federal food aid deepens as the shutdown fight reaches a crisis point

Plans by the Trump administration to freeze payments to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program were halted by federal judges, but the delay in payouts will still likely leave millions of

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Fact-checking political talking points about the 2025 government shutdown

In 2013, then-businessman and reality TV star Donald Trump shared his vision on Fox News about the role a president should play in a shutdown: "You have to be nice and be angry and be wild and cajole and do all sorts of things, but you have to get a deal."

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What shutdown? Trump isn't canceling travel, golf or his ballroom even with the government shuttered

In shutdowns past — including during Trump's first term — presidents normally scaled back their schedules. With staffers deemed “non-essential” sent home, the White House often sought to appear sympathetic to Americans affected by disruptions to health care, veterans benefits and other key services.

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Obamacare's inconvenient truths exposed during shutdown

Expert says "When he said, 'If you like your health care plan, you can keep your health care plan.' No you couldn't. Obamacare made a lot of those health care plans illegal." Other infirmities of ACA have been laid out,

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Government shutdown effects bear down on millions more people after a crucial Nov. 1 deadline passes

Despite a judge's ruling ordering the administration to fund SNAP benefits, President Donald Trump said that November's payments were likely to be delayed.