Federal Workers Are Barely Making It Through the Government Shutdown

October 30, 2025 Vittoria Elliott, Makena Kelly

The US government shut down 30 days ago. WIRED spoke with more than a dozen federal workers who have struggled to pay bills, worked side gigs, and relied on free food programs to get by.

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