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Government shutdown updates: Judge lays out path for SNAP benefits
Meanwhile, a federal judge has laid out a path for the administration to fund SNAP benefits, which ran out on Saturday, saying the administration could tap more than $5 billion in emergency funds, as well as a much larger pot of tariff revenue collected by the Agriculture Department to fund the program.

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‘It’s scary’: SNAP recipients brace for fallout as benefits vanish during shutdown
READER POLL: Should SNAP recipients receive benefits during a government shutdown?
Trump Administration Live Updates: SNAP’s Future Is Uncertain, Despite Order to Continue During the Shutdown
A federal court told the Trump administration that it must start funding food stamps this week to help keep low-income Americans fed during the government shutdown, but it was unclear if the White Ho...

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Treasury Sec. Bessent: SNAP may be back by Wednesday, but 'there is a process'
Metro Detroit families turn to food banks as SNAP benefits remain in limbo during shutdown
Government Ordered to Pay Food Stamp Benefits During Shutdown
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, aids roughly 42 million people and was set to run out of funds on Saturday without intervention.

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Government shutdown live updates; Bessent says food benefits could flow by Wednesday
With SNAP benefits up in the air, Chicago charities and businesses step in to help

Uncertainty persists for SNAP recipients, federal workers as shutdown drags on

Millions of Americans, including food stamp recipients and federal workers, are facing more uncertainty as the government shutdown enters its fifth week, with congressional Republicans and Democrats remaining at odds over a solution.

SNAP in limbo as government shutdown hits Day 32. Live updates

The pain of the shutdown is being felt by millions of other Americans as the federal government enters Day 32 of a funding squabble.

Judges order Trump administration to use emergency reserves for SNAP payments during the shutdown

Two federal judge have ruled that the Trump administration must continue to fund the SNAP food aid program using emergency reserve funds during the government shutdown.

Judges Rule Trump Admin Must Continue To Fund SNAP Amid Shutdown

Two federal judges ruled Friday that President Donald Trump’s administration must continue to fund SNAP. Newsweek's live blog is closed.

'This is about people': GOP Mayor blasts Congress for denying SNAP benefits during shutdown

President Trump suggested he would provide funding for SNAP benefits – if he gets clarification from the judge who ordered his administration to use contingency funds to pay for the program. Democratic Mayor of Allentown,

Shutdown set to deliver harshest blow yet as SNAP funding for millions runs out

Government shutdown threatens to cut SNAP food benefits for over 40 million Americans starting November 1st. Working families and seniors face potential hunger crisis.

New SNAP restrictions go into place amid shutdown drama

Late Friday, Trump indicated that he would fund SNAP, but noted that they would be delayed for the month of November.

Utah Republicans announce a plan to help SNAP recipients during the shutdown — after blaming the Democrats

In a news release about $4 million going to the Utah Food Bank, the state's top elected leaders blamed Democrats for the federal shutdown, even as Republican control all branches of government.
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