Shutdown double whammy: SNAP food benefits ending and federal workers go unpaid

HYATTSVILLE, Maryland — Ginette Young lined up with hundreds of furloughed federal workers ahead of a special food bank distribution on Tuesday in a suburb just outside the District of Columbia. Ginette Young, a 61-year-old auditor for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, waits in line for a special Capital Area Food Bank distribution to furloughed […]