Trump administration must fund SNAP payments during shutdown

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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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Federal judges ordered Trump to pay SNAP payments during shutdown. What happens next?
Judges could rule on the fate of SNAP food aid as deadline nears for shutdown to end payments
Two judges could rule as soon as Friday on whether President Donald Trump’s administration must replenish SNAP food aid benefits for November despite the government shutdown.

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Courts Rule Trump Must Keep Paying SNAP Benefits Amid Shutdown
Trump administration cannot suspend SNAP benefits, judges rule
The plaintiffs, represented by the liberal legal advocacy group Democracy Forward, argued the agency's decision to suspend benefits was wrong and unlawful, as the USDA still had funds available to fu...

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Trump administration cannot suspend food aid benefits, US judges rule
US judges say Trump administration must continue food aid during US shutdown

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.

Trump says Senate should scrap the filibuster to end the government shutdown

President Donald Trump is calling on the Senate to scrap the filibuster. That's so the Republican majority can bypass Democrats and reopen the shutdown federal government.

Trump urges Senate Republicans to scrap filibuster rule to end government shutdown

WASHINGTON — Following a week of overseas diplomacy, President Donald Trump is reengaging with shutdown discussions by calling for Republicans to dispense with any diplomatic overtures to Democrats and deploy the "nuclear option" of ending the Senate filibuster.

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.

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.

Alabama airports double as food banks during government shutdown: Operation UpLift

Federal workers at Birmingham, Mobile and Huntsville airports receive thousands of meals as local authorities partner with food banks to support unpaid TSA and FAA employees.

Business booms at the Taste Project restaurant during government shutdown with pay-what-you-can meals

Millions of people across the country, including in North Texas, are expected to lose SNAP benefits Saturday amid the federal government shutdown, leaving many scrambling to find their next meal. A Tarrant County nonprofit is stepping in with a unique solution.
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