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Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell walks to a meeting during the World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) headquarters in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

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Senate Democrats on Wednesday called it “illegal” that the Trump administration wasn’t using emergency funds to pay for food stamps during the government shutdown.

Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., questions Secretary of State Marco Rubio as he testifies before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations hearing to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2026 for the Department of State on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) **FILE**

Senate Democrats condemn Trump for not using contingency funds for food stamps during shutdown

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Former Virginia Gov. L Douglas Wilder gestures during a news conference in Richmond, Va., Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) ** FILE **

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Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., bounces a ball off the marble floor near the Senate chamber as Republicans make their final push to advance President Donald Trump's tax breaks and spending cuts package, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, June 30, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Sen. Markwayne Mullin was MAHA before MAHA was law

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President Donald Trump shakes hands with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung as he receives a gift of a gold crown and an award of the Grand Order of Mugunghwa, not seen, during a high honor ceremony at the Gyeongju National Museum in Gyeongju, South Korea, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

After Lee-Trump summit, South Korea’s $350 billion investment in the U.S. takes shape

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President Donald Trump shakes hands with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung as he receives a gift of a gold crown and an award of the Grand Order of Mugunghwa, not seen, during a high honor ceremony at the Gyeongju National Museum in Gyeongju, South Korea, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

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A sign that reads "Closed due to federal government shutdown" is seen outside of the National Gallery of Art on the 6th day of the government shutdown, in Washington, Oct. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) **FILE**

Government shutdown could cost economy $14 billion: CBO

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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., talks to reporters outside his office on day 28 of the government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

‘Just go do your job’: Speaker Mike Johnson calls out Democrats for keeping the government closed

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Sam Desai, right, takes a Halloween-themed photo of his wife, Sonia Desai, and son, Rishan Desai, in downtown Dallas, Sept. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

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Romania says U.S. will reduce number of American troops there

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President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, left, listens, aboard Air Force One as he travels from Tokyo, Japan, to South Korea, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

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Air Traffic Controllers stand outside distributing leaflets explaining how the federal government shutdown is impacting air travel at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, in Romulus, Mich. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

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International Atomic Energy Agency Director-General Rafael Grossi is interviewed at United Nations headquarters, Wednesday, Oct., 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

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