SNAP Benefits Government Shutdown
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Government shutdown effects bear down on millions more people after a crucial Nov. 1 deadline passes
Despite a judge's ruling ordering the administration to fund SNAP benefits, President Donald Trump said that November's payments were likely to be delayed.
The Senate is now adjourned until Monday afternoon, which will mark the 34th day of the government shutdown. Senate Majority Leader John Thune appeared exasperated in his calls for the Democrats to turn the lights back on in Washington, D.C.
States, cities and nonprofits had sued to spare millions of low-income Americans from losing benefits starting on Saturday, after the Trump administration said it would not fund them.
Get live updates and the latest news as the government shutdown hits the one month mark, with Trump administration promising military paychecks but not SNAP funds.
The action comes two days after more than two dozen states sued the USDA, the federal agency that administers SNAP benefits.
More than 40 million Americans are preparing for their SNAP benefits to expire tomorrow as the government shutdown continues. MSNBC Reporter Mychael Schnell has the latest from Capitol Hill. New York Times Columnist and Author Nicholas Kristof,
The Central Texas Food Bank expects to spend roughly four times its monthly budget to support Austin-area SNAP recipients.