Furloughed federal employees missed their first full paycheck on Friday after the Senate rejected dueling bills to pay workers during the government shutdown, with both Republicans and Democrats deflecting blame.

The shutdown stretched into Day 24, with no timeline for when the government might reopen.

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Food banks in the D.C. area are sounding the alarm that they may not have enough food to serve a surge of people in need. Officials said they’re hit hard by federal funding cuts as furloughed federal workers seek help and SNAP food assistance benefits are at risk.

A Fairfax dad told News4 he didn’t need help from a food bank, but then his car broke down.

“I had to put my head down and just be humble, come and get food,”

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