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When governments refuse to feed people, hunger becomes a weapon of policy | Opinion

This is a political decision that withholds food as leverage in a budget fight. When the federal government refuses to use available resources to prevent hunger, that is not austerity; it is ...

The government shutdown by the numbers — as it becomes tied for the nation's longest

As the shutdown stretches into its 35th day, air traffic controllers, SNAP recipients, and federal employees are feeling the impact.