federal government shutdown

Many Food and Drug Administration activities will continue despite the partial federal shutdown.

Health & Safety

As Partial Shutdown Continues, FDA Prepares To Furlough Employees

4:28pm December 24, 2018

by Rhitu Chatterjee

About 40 percent of the Food and Drug Administration employees will go on unpaid leave starting Wednesday. The remaining staffers will respond to emergencies and continue work funded by user fees.

A U.S. park ranger gives a tourist suggestions of other nearby places he can visit while Joshua Tree National Park was shut down in 2013.

Politics & Government

Here's What Would Happen If The Government Shuts Down This Week

4:43pm December 17, 2018

by Brian Naylor

Even a partial government shutdown would leave some 800,000 government workers without pay over the holidays, although many would remain on the job.

Congressional negotiators are reporting an agreement has been reached on a massive $1 trillion-plus spending bill that would fund the day-to-day operations of virtually every federal agency through Oct. 1. The House and Senate have until Friday at midnigh

Congress Reaches Deal To Fund Government Through September

8:59am May 01, 2017

by Emma Bowman

With Friday's deadline looming, members of the House and Senate agreed on a new spending package to keep the government open through Sept. 30, NPR's Susan Davis confirms.

Then President-elect Donald Trump meets with House Speaker Paul Ryan at the U.S. Capitol in November.

Congress Focuses On Averting Shutdown, But Trump Wants More In Budget Deal

10:58am April 24, 2017

by Geoff Bennett

Congress must act by Friday to avoid a partial government shutdown on Donald Trump's 100th day in office. That could be complicated as the White House pushes a border wall, health care and taxes.

Seniors around the country depend on weekly deliveries of nutritionally balanced food from the USDA's supplemental nutrition program.

Shutdown Leaves Some Seniors Worried About Their Next Meal

7:27pm October 11, 2013

by Patrick Center

Some Michigan seniors may be going hungry thanks to the government shutdown. In western Kent County alone, more than 1,300 low-income seniors depend on a government surplus food program. But the USDA has announced that the program is hold until further notice.

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President Obama listens as Chinese President Xi Jinping answers a question after a bilateral meeting in California on June 7.

World News

Asian Allies' Anxieties Rise Amid Washington Paralysis

7:24pm October 08, 2013

by Frank Langfitt

President Obama cancelled a planned trip to Asia this week to deal with the political crisis at home. That's disappointed — even worried — some of America's friends in the region who are counting on the United States to stand up to an increasingly assertive China.

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