Generally, all employees furloughed during a government shutdown are paid at the conclusion of the shutdown. In a letter last month detailing the potential effects of a shutdown, the Congressional Budget Office estimated the backpay of all federal workers could total around $400 million for each day of the shutdown.

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

That shutdown lasted for more than a month, with widespread effects. The Federal Aviation Administration was understaffed, causing flight cancellations, and federal workers missed two paychecks. The president's State of the Union address was postponed.

The USDA's announcement of a halt in SNAP benefits due to the federal government shutdown has triggered widespread concern. Food banks nationwide brace for increased demand as millions of low-income Americans face uncertainty.

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.

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States have also indicated that there could be a delay in benefits even if a deal is struck to fund SNAP for November. Officials from Alaska, New Mexico and North Dakota have said that they’ve considered using state money to keep the food aid flowing but fear a federal government directive may make that impossible.

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,