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.

The announcement came after lawmakers urged the governor to take action, as other states have done, to ensure SNAP beneficiaries do not go hungry.

Our live coverage of the government shutdown has concluded for the day. Please scroll through the posts below to learn about Thursday’s developments as well as other news involving the Trump administration.

Governor Kay Ivey announced on Tuesday that she will be releasing $2 million of the state’s emergency funds to go towards eight food banks across the state.

More than 13,000 air traffic controllers and 50,000 Transportation Security Administration officers have been ordered to work without pay since the government shutdown began on Wednesday, Oct. 1.Federal workers missed their first paycheck in late October and will miss another on Friday,

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

The OFLC has resumed processing applications for temporary and permanent employment programmes after a month-long shutdown. The FLAG portal and SeasonalJobs.dol.gov are now operational.

Kansas Governor Laura Kelly and two dozen democratic state leaders have sued the United States Government for "illegally suspending" benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) as part of the ongoing government shutdown.

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey urged the Trump administration to release SNAP funding “as soon as possible” after the weekend’s court rulings, on CBS’s Face the Nation

Hawai’i Gov. Josh Green ordered the U.S. flag and Hawaiʻi state flag be flown at half-staff at the Hawaiʻi state Capitol and at all state offices, agencies and Hawaiʻi National Guard throughout the islands, effective immediately, to honor the life and legacy of former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney.

President Trump wrote on Truth Social that federal food benefits "will be given only when the Radical Left Democrats open up government, which they can easily do, and not before!"