The Trump administration will continue paying FBI agents despite the ongoing government shutdown that has frozen paychecks for nearly all federal workers, FBI Director Kash Patel announced.

President Donald Trump says the federal government owes him “a lot of money” for prior Justice Department investigations into his actions and insists that any decision on a payout would “have to go across my desk.

The federal government shutdown has entered its third week, and experts say if it continues, the effects could soon reach Wichita.

More than five million people across California could see delays in their federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits if the federal shutdown continues, according to a warning from the US Department of Agriculture.

Small businesses in Georgia who rely on federal loans and government contracts are the deepest impacted. About 5,000 Georgia businesses rely on federal government contracts, Small Business Administrator Kelly Loeffler. The shutdown is costing billions every week in economic growth, economists said.