Barbara Sprunt
Barbara Sprunt is a producer on NPR's Washington desk, where she reports and produces breaking news and feature political content. She formerly produced the NPR Politics Podcast and got her start in radio at as an intern on NPR's Weekend All Things Considered and Tell Me More with Michel Martin. She is an alumnus of the Paul Miller Reporting Fellowship at the National Press Foundation. She is a graduate of American University in Washington, D.C., and a Pennsylvania native.
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The shutdown's suspension of food aid and rising healthcare costs is putting new pressure on both parties to break the stalemate in Washington
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With federal food benefits hanging in the balance, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are facing mounting pressure to end the government shutdown.
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Tens of millions of people are at risk of losing federal food and nutrition benefits due to the government shutdown. Food bank administrators say they are working overtime to meet demand.
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The government shutdown is dragging on, with no serious negotiations between the parties. The House is not in session and most members are back home in their districts, hearing from constituents.
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The NPR Politics Podcast breaks down the central policy issue behind the government shutdown: enhanced subsidies for Affordable Care Act health insurance plans.
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We look at where Congress is in negotiating its way out of a government shutdown that is in its fourth day, with no solution in sight.
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The government shuts down at midnight and the two parties remain far apart on a solution to prevent it.
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After canceling an earlier meeting, President Trump met with a bipartisan group of congressional leaders on Monday. Lawmakers have until the end of the day on Sept. 30 to avoid a government shutdown. -
With government funding set to expire Tuesday, Trump is meeting with congressional leaders at the White House in a last effort to avoid a shutdown.
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The government is just days away from shutting down if Congress can't reach a deal. President Trump upped the stakes, threatening large-scale layoffs if Democrats don't provide the necessary votes.
