History suggests it’s Democrats who would eventually back down from their position in the shutdown stalemate. But they seem to have relatively little reason to do so right now.

The US agency that oversees the country's nuclear stockpile will furlough about 1,400 of its employees as the government shutdown enters its 20th day.

In a letter to state health officials earlier this month, Ronald Ward -- the acting head of SNAP -- warned that "if the current lapse in appropriations continues, there will be insufficient funds to pay full November SNAP benefits for approximately 42 million individuals across the Nation."

Recipients who can’t document that they are exempt (for example, because of a disability), plus those who receive SNAP and work more than 20 hours a week, are some of the Americans that will no longer be eligible for the benefits come late 2025 or early 2026.

The government shutdown didn’t deter 26-year-old Nudrat Mahajabin from visiting Grand Canyon National Park earlier this month, even though the signs were clear: No entrance fees would be collected, the visitors’ center was closed and no park rangers were nearby.

Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy criticized Democrats for declining to pass a continuing resolution to keep the government open.