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House passes funding bill to end longest government shutdown

November 12, 2025

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The House passed a bill to end the nation’s longest government shutdown, sending the measure to President Donald Trump for his signature after a historic 43-day funding lapse that saw federal workers go without multiple paychecks, travelers stranded at airports and people lining up at food banks to get a meal for their families. House lawmakers made…

Bill to end government shutdown passes the Senate, heads to House next for final vote

November 10, 2025

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The U.S. Senate on Monday drew closer to ending the U.S. government shutdown after a small group of Senate Democrats and an independent senator broke a 40-day stalemate late Sunday evening and voted with Republicans to move forward with reopening the government, in a move that has angered many in their caucus. The legislative package that appears on track to end the longest government shutdown…

Community Members, Lawmakers Speak Out Against Shutdown

The news conference was organized by labor leaders and featured speakers from all walks of life.

November 5, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

MOORHEAD, MN (KVRR) – The federal government shutdown continues to stretch on, and community members and legislators are speaking out regarding its negative impacts. Labor union leaders organized a press conference, held at the Hjemkomst Center in Moorhead on Wednesday afternoon. Many people spoke, from a librarian in Climax, Minnesota who volunteers at her local food pantry to a representative…

North Dakota SNAP funding in jeopardy with government shutdown

October 22, 2025

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BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota has enough money to keep paying Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits in November if the federal government remains shut down, but the state is unable to load the funds onto people’s electronic payment cards, state officials said Tuesday. The North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services is warning the public that…

North Dakota rolls out low-interest loans to aid federal workers during shutdown

October 9, 2025

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Gov. Kelly Armstrong, left, speaks Oct. 8, 2025, during a press conference after launching a loan program for federal workers during the government shutdown with Attorney General Drew Wrigley, center, and Rick Clayburgh, president of the North Dakota Bankers Association. (Photo by Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota is offering an estimated 9,200 federal workers…

Government shutdown entering sixth day as Republicans and Democrats remain at an impasse

October 5, 2025

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican and Democratic lawmakers at an impasse on reopening the federal government provided few public signs Sunday of meaningful negotiations taking place to end what is about to be a six-day shutdown — with President Donald Trump saying that layoffs are occurring. Asked on Sunday night when federal workers would be fired as he has threatened to do, Trump…

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North Dakota agencies say impact of federal shutdown minimal — for now

October 3, 2025

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The parking lot at the William L. Guy Federal Building had several vacant spots the afternoon of Oct. 2, 2025, due to federal workers being furloughed. (Photo by Amy Dalrymple/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — No state employees who are federally funded will be furloughed or lose pay due to the federal government shutdown, according to the North…

Vote to end government shutdown fails as Democrats hold firm on health care demands

October 1, 2025

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WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — The U.S. Senate adjourned for the day on Wednesday with no resolution on how to reopen the government. Blame was being cast on all sides on the first day of the shutdown. A vote to end the government shutdown failed earlier Wednesday, as Democrats in the Senate held firm to the party’s demands to fund health care subsidies that President Donald…

North Dakota, Minnesota Lawmakers Discuss Local Impact of Government Shutdown

Some nonprofit organizations may be unable to pay employees while federal funding is frozen.

October 1, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – “I’m also thinking about everybody else who’s going to pay the cost – literally – if hundreds of thousands of Minnesotans or people in North Dakota lose their health insurance,” said Sen. Tina Smith (D) of Minnesota. Smith is part of the Democratic contingent currently trying to hash out an agreement with Republican legislators to get…

Shutdown threat eases after House passes temporary funding plan, sending it to Senate

September 30, 2023

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The threat of a federal government shutdown was suddenly easing Saturday after the House quickly approved a temporary funding bill to keep agencies open, once Speaker Kevin McCarthy dropped demands for steep spending cuts and relied on Democratic votes for passage. The rushed package would leave behind aid to Ukraine, a White House priority opposed by a growing number of GOP…