States are preparing for a spike in demand at food banks, like this one inside a church in Eagle River, Alaska, if food aid benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, are cut off or disrupted because of the federal government shutdown. Mark Thiessen/AP hide caption
Farmer Jose Esquivel surveys his field of cattle on June 13, 2023 in Quemado, Texas. Brandon Bell/Getty Images North America hide caption
Two-to-three thousand soldiers from Napoleon's army were found in a mass grave in the northern suburbs of Vilnius, Lithuania in 2001. Michel Signoli / UMR 6578 Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, EFS hide caption
Scott Rohrbach, a senior optical engineer at NASA, came to the Oct. 18 No Kings rally in Washington, D.C., dressed as a unicorn. He said he wanted to counteract the Republican narrative that protesters like him are hate-filled, anti-American radicals. Frank Langfitt/NPR hide caption
President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters during a roundtable on criminal cartels in the State Dining Room of the White House, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, in Washington. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption
Argentine President Javier Milei waves to supporters upon arriving at a hotel in Rosario, Argentina, Thursday. Rodrigo Abd/AP hide caption
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The photo of Boston Mobster James Whitey Bulger looms large over Kenneth Osherow, co-owner of the Savin Bar + Kitchen in Boston. Osherow hung a page of "context" on the photo, explaining it was not meant to "celebrate" the mobster, but to "acknowledge a chapter in the gritty, complex history of the neighborhood." Tovia Smith/NPR hide caption
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FILE - The Kaktovik Lagoon and the Brooks Range mountains of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge are seen in Kaktovik, Alaska, Oct. 15, 2024. Lindsey Wasson/AP hide caption
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Speaking from the White House on Thursday, President Trump said he believes lawmakers will ultimately support U.S. efforts to strike alleged drug boats in the Caribbean Sea. But he said he did not think the administration would ask for a declaration of war. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
A forensics officer examines the cut window and balcony of a gallery at the Louvre Museum which was the scene of a robbery on October 19 in Paris. Kiran Ridley/Getty Images hide caption
Wanda Bright, a federal worker affected by the shutdown, picks up food from the Capital Area Food Bank in Hyattsville, Md., on Tuesday. Tyrone Turner/WAMU hide caption
A sign on the entrance to the U.S. National Arboretum is seen as it is closed due to the federal government shut down on October 01, 2025 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images North America hide caption
California National Guard patrol downtown Los Angeles on June 18. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Wednesday that he would activate the military reserve force to support food banks across California, and also vowed to fast-track up to $80 million in state funding for food banks as millions are at risk of stalled food stamp payments due to the federal shutdown. Aisha Wallace-Palomares/KQED hide caption
The facade of the East Wing of the White House is demolished by work crews on Wednesday. The demolition is part of President Trump's plan to build a ballroom. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption
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U.S. Vice President Vance tours the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in the Old City of Jerusalem on Thursday. Nathan Howard/Pool photo via AP hide caption
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Virginia Witherspoon (right), executive director at Channel One Regional Food Bank, and Sara Carlson (left), board member at Channel One, seen inside the building on Tuesday.
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