Federal food assistance programs that help low-income Americans could run out of money if the government shutdown persists.

An Iowa company that helps state and federal agencies with taxpayer-financed health care improvement programs is being sued by a Linn County woman for alleged sexual harassment.

Senate Democrats again blocked Republicans’ stopgap funding bill from advancing in a 50 to 43 vote. The parties remain in a standoff over health care subsidies as the shutdown drags on.