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At a congressional hearing on Feb. 11, 2026, lawmakers were told a funding lapse has lasting challenges for the Coast

The U.S. Capitol is pictured on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom) WASHINGTON — The U.S. House

The U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., surrounded by snow and ice, on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States

U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., left, and Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minn., stand outside the regional ICE headquarters at the Bishop

Pictures of Alex Pretti sit in front of his home on Jan. 26, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Pretti, an ICU

Vice President JD Vance delivers remarks during the annual March for Life rally on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.,

U.S. President Donald Trump gives a speech at the World Economic Forum on Jan. 21, 2026 in Davos, Switzerland. (Photo

People hold Greenlandic flags as they gather to march in protest against U.S. President Donald Trump and his announced intent

Multi-colored traditional Greenlandic homes in Nuuk, Greenland, are seen from the water on March 29, 2025. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty

President Donald Trump addresses the Detroit Economic Club at the MotorCity Casino. Jan. 13, 2025. (Photo by Ben Solis/Michigan Advance)

Arizona Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly speaks with reporters in the Mansfield Room of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C.,

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., speaks as U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., looks on during a news

The U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 1, 2025, at the beginning of a government shutdown of historic length.

The U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, April 18, 2024. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom) WASHINGTON — U.S. California

Arizona Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly speaks with reporters in the Mansfield Room of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C.,

President Donald Trump holds up the “One, Big Beautiful Bill” Act that he signed into law on the South Lawn

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., talks with reporters inside the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025. (Photo by

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., center, joined by Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso, R-Wyo., left, and Sen. James Lankford,

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., talks with reporters during a press conference on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. Also pictured

U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., talks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol on Saturday, June 28, 2025. (Photo by Ashley

U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill on Sept. 19, 2025. (Photo by

U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., points to text messages by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during an annual worldwide threats assessment

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., speak with reporters during a press

The website of Connect for Health Colorado, the state’s health insurance marketplace, is pictured on Aug. 27, 2025. (Photo by

Louisiana Republican U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy talks with reporters in the Dirksen Senate office building on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks to reporters while walking to his office on Nov. 10, 2025 on Capitol

President Donald Trump speaks during an executive order signing in the Oval Office on Feb. 11, 2025. (Photo by Andrew

Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., rehearses the Democratic response to President Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress on

U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., speaks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol on March 25, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., talks with reporters as he arrives at the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 20, 2025 in Washington,

The U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., amid fog on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom) WASHINGTON

Jeff Garland, right, gives a tour of Papa G’s Organic Hemp Farm in Crawford County, Indiana, on June 23, 2022.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks to reporters while walking to his office on Nov. 10, 2025 on Capitol

A sign with a notice of closure is seen pinned on the fence to the National Zoo in Washington, D.C.,

The U.S. Capitol building and Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., at sunset on Oct. 14, 2025. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States

An excavator works to clear rubble Oct. 23, 2025 after the East Wing of the White House was demolished. The

The U.S. Capitol building in Washington. D.C., on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom) WASHINGTON —  On

The E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse in Washington, D.C., home of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia,

Protesters rally outside of the Theodore Roosevelt Federal Building headquarters of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management on Feb. 5,

President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Oct. 9, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo

 Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., joined by President Donald Trump, delivers an announcement on “significant medical

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks with reporters in the U.S Senate press gallery on Wednesday, Oct. 8,

A sign advising that the Capitol Visitors Center in the U.S. Capitol is closed, in Washington, D.C., is pictured on

President Donald Trump speaks to the media in the Oval Office at the White House on Sept. 2, 2025 in

White House budget director Russ Vought, who is depicted as the Grim Reaper in a video posted by President Donald

The U.S. Capitol on the evening of Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, just hours before a federal government shutdown. (Photo by

The U.S. Capitol is seen behind a barricade on Sept. 30, 2025 in Washington, DC. If lawmakers fail to reach

A U.S. Department of Education employee leaves the building with their belongings on March 20, 2025 in Washington, D.C., amid

The U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 9, 2024. (Photo by Jane Norman/States Newsroom) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on

People in New York City look at a sign informing them that the Statue of Liberty is closed on Oct.

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, President Donald Trump, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Education Secretary Linda

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., joined by President Donald Trump, delivers an announcement on “significant

U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. (Photo by

U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks to reporters at the Capitol as lawmakers work on the One Big

The U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., is pictured on Sunday, June 29, 2025. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom) WASHINGTON

People take photos of the closed signs at the Smithsonian National Zoo, which was closed to the public due to

Former Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Susan Monarez testifies before the Senate Committee on Health, Education,

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson answers reporters’ questions during a press conference in the Rayburn Room inside the Capitol building

A Planned Parenthood clinic in Salt Lake City is pictured on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. (Photo by McKenzie Romero/Utah News

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell administers the oath of office to Lisa Cook to serve as a member of the

Secretary of U.S. Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks at the Rx and Illicit Drug Summit at

The U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 9, 2024. (Photo by Jane Norman/States Newsroom) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on

The U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 29, 2024. (Photo by Jane Norman/States Newsroom) WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Monday

A sign is seen outside the FEMA Disaster Recovery Center at Weaverville Town Hall on March 29, 2025 in Weaverville,

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appears before the Senate Finance Committee at the Dirksen Senate Office

The Federal Emergency Management Agency building is seen on May 15, 2025 in Washington, D.C.  (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

People in New York City look at a sign informing them that the Statue of Liberty is closed on Oct.

U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Chairman Bill Cassidy speaks with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy

Susan Monarez, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, testifies during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee

U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (center) and tribal leaders speak to the media after a public safety roundtable on Aug. 14,

The FEMA Disaster Recovery Center at Weaverville Town Hall on March 29, 2025 in Weaverville, North Carolina. (Photo by Allison

President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act on Aug. 14, 1935. (Photo by FPG/Archive Photos/Getty Images) WASHINGTON —

President Donald Trump holds up an executive order after signing it during an indoor inauguration parade at the Capital One