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Uncertainty Over Federal Food Aid Grows as Shutdown Crisis Deepens

Millions of Women and Families Brace for Hunger and Rising Health Costs as Washington’s Stalemate Drags Into a Second Month

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Nov 01, 2025
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WASHINGTON (TWP) — As the political standoff in Washington drags into its second month, millions of Americans — many of them women, mothers, and caregivers — are being pushed closer to the edge. Federal food assistance is caught in legal limbo, health insurance premiums …

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