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Photos of Americans turning to food pantries as shutdown drags on

  • The Associated Press

  • Canadian Press

  • November 10, 2025

Micah Getter, whose husband is a civil service employee of Keesler Air Force Base who is furloughed due to the government shutdown, unpacks provisions from a food pantry, in Gulfport, Miss., Monday, Nov. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Americans who cannot afford to feed themselves and their families, including their pets, are lining up at food pantries across the country amid the government shutdown fight in Washington.

The financial struggles of federal workers after a month of missed paychecks are compounded by the federal food assistance program facing delays.

This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.