With the country nearing the record for the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, the stalemate over federal funding has continued.

President Trump said on Tuesday that SNAP benefits would not be sent out as long as the government remains shut down. In a social media post, Trump wrote in part that the food aid benefits "will be given only when the Radical Left Democrats open up government,

On Monday, the Trump administration told a federal judge that partial payments for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) would be distributed. However, the following day, President Trump wrote on social media that the funds would not be released until the government shutdown ends.

President Trump wrote on Truth Social that federal food benefits "will be given only when the Radical Left Democrats open up government, which they can easily do, and not before!"

Local officials, including Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker and Forest Hill Mayor Stephanie Boardingham, teamed up to distribute food in Tarrant County to support residents, especially SNAP recipients and unpaid federal workers,

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A federal judge in Rhode Island was urged to force the Trump administration to pay full SNAP benefits during the government shutdown. The request came a day after the administration said that it would only pay half of those food stamp costs for November.

Jimmy Kimmel Live! has established a "Big, Beautiful" food bank. The late-night show announced on Tuesday, Nov. 4, that it will host a food donation center in Los Angeles as millions are set to lose the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits amid the government shutdown.

The White House said it's complying with a court order to pay SNAP benefits, after Trump said no benefits will be given until Democrats vote to reopen the government.