$14 Billion Lost, Because Feeding Kids Matters Less Than Punishing Immigrants

One month into the shutdown, the economic damage is real, and so is the cruelty.

It has now been a full month since the federal government shut down.

In that time, federal workers have gone without pay, food assistance has been frozen for November, and essential services have been paused, all while Congress stages increasingly desperate performances of discipline and blame avoidance.

However, this week, the shutdown became harder to d…