The impacts of the prolonged government shutdown continue to unfold, impacting food assistance, health care costs, and now home heating assistance as the weather turns cooler. Some families across the country learned last week that the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) they have relied on may not pay out in the coming weeks as funds start to run dry. Newsweek reached out to the White House, Department of Health and Human Services, and the Department of Energy by email on Sunday