Virginia Gov. Glen Youngkin declared a state of emergency that he said the state can use to cover state residents’ SNAP benefits as the federal government says it won’t. The head of one Virginia food bank described seeing tears and a “time of unprecedented need” for many people. News4’s Drew Wilder reports.| NBC4 Washington
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Federal employees and contractors receive food items during a free food distribution in Hyattsville, Maryland, the United States, on Oct. 21, 2025. Starting this week, the nonprofit Capital Area Food Bank started to provide special free food distributions to U.S. federal employees and contractors.| NBC4 Washington
The Senate on Thursday rejected dueling partisan bills to pay federal workers during the government shutdown, with both Republicans and Democrats deflecting blame as many employees are set to miss their first full paycheck at the end of this week. Republicans objected as Democrats proposed a voice vote on their legislation to pay all federal workers and prevent President Donald Trump’s administration from mass firings. Democrats then voted down a Republican bill to pay employees who are wor...| NBC4 Washington
Federal workers can now ride MARC trains and Commuter Bus vehicles for free for the duration of the government shutdown, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announced on Friday.| NBC4 Washington
