Is the federal government still shut down? What South Carolinians need to know

The U.S. Senate had yet another vote to pass a measure that would allow the federal government to reopen on Oct. 20. We are still in a stalemate.
Alaska Public Media

The federal government is still shut down. Here's what that means across the country

The federal government remains shut down. The NPR Network is following the ways the shutdown is affecting services across the country.

What’s happening to end the government shutdown? Nothing

Democrats are talking to their voters who are desperate to fight. Republicans rarely reach beyond their base. And President Donald Trump, supposedly the world’s greatest dealmaker, is tuned out.

10 key dates to watch as government shutdown nears record length

The federal government shutdown is already one of the nation's longest. Here are 10 key dates to watch as the stalemate in Congress continues.

How the federal government came to control the majority of land in Nevada

The federal government controlling the vast majority of land in Nevada dates all the way back to the 1800s when the territory was first admitted to the United States, according to a former longtime employee.

Ongoing federal government shutdown puts November SNAP benefits in limbo

RICHMOND, Va. (WDBJ) - It’s been 19 days since the federal government shutdown began, and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has notified the state of Virginia that “November SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits cannot be issued at this time”, according to Bedford County officials.

Marine Band cancels planned OU and OSU concerts due to the federal government shutdown

The Marine Band was set to play free public concerts Friday, Oct. 17 at OU in Norman and Sunday, Oct. 19 at OSU in Stillwater.

Trump goes on spyware purchasing blitz to help ICE find people who they claim want to ‘overthrow of the United States Government’

ICE is spending tens of millions of dollars on new spyware contracts, including eye-scanning and facial recognition apps
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

Trump’s deployments of National Guard troops reignite a 200-year-old Constitutional debate

The conflicts over President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to Illinois and Oregon hinge on a question as old as the Constitution itself: Where does federal power end and state authority begin?

SNAP benefits end Oct. 31 if government shutdown continues, Gov. Landry says

BATON ROUGE, La. (WVUE) - SNAP benefits will stop at the end of the month if the federal government shutdown has not been resolved, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry warned Wednesday (Oct. 22).
Human Rights Watch

United States: Federal Agents Use Excessive Force in Illinois

Federal law enforcement agents have since mid-September 2025 used excessive force against peaceful protesters, legal observers, volunteer street medics, and journalists during demonstrations outside a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility in suburban Chicago,
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