Shutdown enters Day 28 as Trump warns SNAP benefits will end: Live updates

The federal government shutdown entered Day 28 on Tuesday with no end in sight as the Trump administration warns SNAP benefits will end on Nov. 1.

Trump administration says emergency funds can't be used to keep SNAP benefits going

The Trump administration now says it won't use a contingency fund to pay SNAP benefits to about 1 in 8 Americans in November, a departure from earlier guidance announced before the shutdown.
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USDA won’t shuffle funds to extend SNAP during shutdown, in about-face from earlier plan

SNAP has about $6 billion in the contingency fund — short of the roughly $9 billion needed to cover a full month of the program, putting November benefits in jeopardy.

SNAP benefits freeze: Is America’s largest food aid program collapsing? Food stamps halt in November as USDA says no SNAP payments will be issued amid shutdown

SNAP benefits freeze — could your food aid stop next week? Over 40 million Americans may lose food stamps from November 1. The USDA says funds have “run dry” as the shutdown deepens. Thats $8.3 billion in food aid suddenly on hold — and millions now fear an empty grocery cart.
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