bipartisan talks aimed at ending the government shutdown have "ticked up significantly," and said the conversations might be a "precursor of things to come."

The U.S. Department of Agriculture warns that the "well has run dry," and that November SNAP benefits won't be distributed because the program lacks the necessary funding due to the shutdown.

Food banks and pantries were already struggling in the wake of federal program cuts this year, but now they’re bracing for a tsunami of hungry people if a pause in federal food aid to low-income peopl...

“There’s an increased demand. And we know it’s been happening really since the economy has downturned,” volunteer Beth White said, adding that with an interruption in funding for the federal Supplemen...

The federal government shutdown has lasted nearly a month, with impacts continuing to grow because of the lapse in appropriations. CBS News has the latest on details such as missing paychecks, food giveaway lines and the SNAP program.

Nearly four weeks into the shutdown, hundreds of thousands of workers are furloughed and missing paychecks.

It is almost as if the country is bereft of a visible first lady.

It is day 28 of the government shutdown and there is seemingly no end in sight. The Senate will vote today for the 13th time on a government funding bill, which is expected to fail once again. Also, it is the first day that air traffic controllers will miss their first full paycheck.

The National Air Traffic Controllers Association passed out pamphlets about the government shutdown to travelers at Denver International Airport on Tuesday.

Not only are controllers worrying about how to pay for their mortgages and groceries, but Daniels said some of them are also grappling with how to pay for the medicine needed to keep their children a...