WASHINGTON — The government shutdown is poised to become the longest ever this week as the impasse between Democrats and Republicans has dragged into a new month. Millions of people could lose food aid benefits, health care subsidies are set to expire and there are few real talks between the parties over how to end it.
President Donald Trump is illuminated by a camera flash as he walks across the South Lawn of the White House, Nov. 2, in Washington, after returning from a trip to Florida.
Mark Schiefelbein, Associated Press
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Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., the Senate GOP whip, left, and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., arrive for a news conference with top Republicans on the government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Oct. 1.
J. Scott Applewhite, Associated Press
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Brock Brooks, a disable Marine Corps veteran, cries while describing the impending SNAP shutdowns while waiting in line to enter the food pantry service at Calvary Episcopal Church on Oct. 30, in Louisville, Ky.
Jon Cherry, Associated Press
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Associated Press writer Aamer Madhani contributed to this report.
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