House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Tuesday dismissed any stand-alone bills seeking to pay federal workers or fund assistance programs during the government shutdown. These bills stretch from providing federal workers with their salaries to funding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP),

House Speaker Mike Johnson is back for another government shutdown press conference at 10 a.m. as the funding lapse reaches is 27th day.

Hamilton County commissioners Tuesday heard from social service leaders about the implications of the ongoing government shutdown, including potential impacts on food and housing aid.

The pressure to end the second-longest federal government shutdown is taking on new urgency this week. Millions of Americans face the prospect of losing food assistance.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth talks to soldiers and servicemen ahead of the arrival of U.S. President Donald Trump to the USS George Washington at the U.S. Navy's Yokosuka base in Yokosuka, south of Tokyo, Oct. 28, 2025. | Eugene Hoshiko/AP

NOW, THE STATE HAS NO PLANS TO HELP PEOPLE WHO ARE SET TO LOSE SNAP BENEFITS, WHICH ARE COMPLETELY FUNDED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. THE GOVERNOR’S COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR RELEASING THIS STATEMENT SAYING THE STATE DOESN’T HAVE THE EXTRA MONEY TO.

Hundreds of thousands of Oregonians are a week away from losing food assistance benefits through the SNAP due to the ongoing government shutdown.

The House of Representatives hasn’t been in session for over a month, but that isn’t stopping Speaker Mike Johnson from whining about all his hard work.