Democrats have been pushing the White House to use $5 billion in emergency cash to cover food stamps but the administration says it cannot legally tap that fund: Reports

xWASHINGTON: The US government shutdown barreled towards its second month Friday and the pain is spreading fast -- with federal workers broke, food aid vanishing and millions of Americans caught in the crossfire.

What started on October 1 as a Washington sideshow has morphed into a slow-motion implosion of public services and a growing economic convulsion, with federal offices dark and President Donald Trump's government stuck in neutral.

Republicans have warned that millions will begin feeling the full force of the shutdown for the first time this weekend, as unresolved fights over funding for health care and food sta

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