Although the federal government is showing no signs that it will be open, several government services like VA benefits and passport processing are running.

The likelihood of the shutdown lasting another month has increased over the past few days, according to Polymarket, which showed a 38 percent chance of the shutdown lasting until November 16, as of 4:30 p.m. ET Friday. That’s up from only about 10 percent a week ago.

The Trump administration said it has dismissed over 4,100 federal workers since the shutdown began but a judge has since ordered it to pause the firings.

House Republicans warn that the government shutdown is infringing Second Amendment rights as ATF furloughs delay gun owner applications for civilian firearms licenses.

Kamala Harris sounds like a party elder and a future candidate at the same time. In an interview Friday with The Associated Press, the former vice president says she's staying in touch with Democrats on Capitol Hill and urging them to stand strong during the government shutdown.

Food pantries in Chicago are urging families to prepare a “plan B” if federal benefits are paused for the nutritional program that helps low-income households.

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from firing workers during the government shutdown, saying the human cost "cannot be tolerated."

About 40 million people could see food assistance disappear in November if the federal government shutdown continues.

For the eighth time, the Senate voted to reject the the House-passed stopgap funding bill amid the fifth-longest shutdown in U.S. history.

Texas officials say food stamp benefits, which go to 1.7 million children, would not be distributed in November under an extended shutdown. The post 3.5 million Texans will see food assistance halted if government shutdown continues appeared first on The Texas Tribune.

Border Patrol Federal Agents and police keep watch as people protest outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Broadview facility in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., October 3, 2025. REUTERS/Jim Vondruska