Overview
- The FBI reports that investigations have slowed or been paused because funds for informants, undercover drug and weapons buys, and agent travel are unavailable.
- A bureau spokesperson says the curtailed operations pose a national security risk.
- Director Kash Patel says employee paychecks will continue, and the White House budget office plans to keep paying military and law enforcement personnel.
- The standoff has lasted about 30 days, the second-longest on record, and House Speaker Mike Johnson warns the economy could lose tens of billions of dollars per day in November if funding fails again.
- New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency and pledged an additional $65 million to keep food aid flowing, noting SNAP serves about 42 million people nationwide, including more than 3 million in the state.