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Government shutdown updates: Judge orders Trump admin to continue funding SNAP
A federal judge in Rhode Island is temporarily ordering the Trump administration to continue funding SNAP benefits. "The court is orally at this time, ordering that USDA must distribute the contingency money timely, or as soon as possible, for the November 1 payments to be made," said U.S. District Judge John J. McConnell Jr.

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SNAP beneficiaries threaten to ransack stores over government shutdown
Trump says Senate should scrap the filibuster to end the government shutdown
Live updates: Trump administration must fund SNAP payments during the shutdown, judges rule
Two federal judges ruled nearly simultaneously on Friday that President Donald Trump’s administration must continue to fund SNAP, the nation’s biggest food aid program, using contingency funds during...

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Judges say Trump administration must pay some SNAP benefits during government shutdown
Trump Administration Must Pay SNAP Benefits During Shutdown, Court Rules
Judges could rule on the fate of SNAP food aid as deadline nears for shutdown to end payments
The grocery-buying ability for about 1 in 8 Americans could hinge on the outcomes.

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The Latest: Trump wants to scrap the filibuster to end the government shutdown
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Trump asking court how to "legally fund SNAP" after judge's order

When is next vote on government shutdown? It's won't be today as shutdown hits 31 days

Since the shutdown began on Oct. 1, Democrats and Republicans have been locked in a stalemate over government funding. They have voted 13 times unsuccessfully to end the shutdown, the last one failing 54-45 on Oct. 28. 60 votes are needed for passage.

Senate talks show signs of progress as government shutdown grinds into 2nd month

Shades of optimism filled the Senate this past week as bipartisan talks on a way out of the government shutdown increased.

The 5 big ways the government shutdown is hurting Americans. And why it could get worse

The 5-week-old shutdown is straining food banks and forcing tens of thousands of Americans caught in the middle of the funding standoff to go without a paycheck.

Five ways US government shutdown is hurting - and why it's about to get worse

The US government shutdown has entered its fifth week and there is no clear end in sight. With Democrats and Republicans deadlocked over passing a spending plan that would reopen federal agencies, millions of Americans are feeling economic pain that could soon grow worse.

Two of the government shutdown’s most dramatic effects are about to hit

The Washington Post’s essential guide to power and influence in D.C. SNAP and Head Start programs will start losing funding on Nov. 1.

Government shutdown offers schools a glimpse of life without an Education Department

WASHINGTON (AP) — The government shutdown has been a source of anxiety for school leaders wondering how long grant money will last and who can help them interpret federal laws. For Education Secretary Linda McMahon, it offers a preview of what she hopes to make permanent.

As the government shutdown continues, Rotary Club of Latrobe helps TSA workers

TSA workers at the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport were gifted a check to help them through a lack of a paycheck.

Americans increasingly concerned about government shutdown, more blame Republicans and Trump than Democrats: Poll

Democrats are more united, saying that Trump and Republicans are to blame for the shutdown (81%) than Republicans saying Democrats are to blame (72%). Twice as many independents say Trump and Republicans are responsible (46%) than Democrats (23%).
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