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.

SNAP benefits cut off during shutdown, driving long lines at food pantries

Long lines have formed at food pantries across the U.S. as federal food benefits were cut off due to the government shutdown.

Charts illustrate the scale of SNAP as millions face potential benefit lapse

Government shutdown threatens SNAP benefits for 42 million Americans as funding expires Saturday, leaving low-income families without food assistance.

What SNAP recipients need to know as benefits set to expire amid government shutdown

SNAP benefits are expected to resume after congressional lawmakers pass a bill funding the federal government, which will end the current shutdown. Currently, Republican and Democratic lawmakers are at a stalemate, having failed to advance any proposed legislation to reopen the government.

'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,
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Government shutdown pauses November Florida SNAP benefits. What you need to know

More than 3 million Floridians who rely on the federal food stamp program, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), could see their benefits delayed in November if the government shutdown continues. "The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ...

SNAP benefits run dry as government shutdown continues, here's how states are stepping in

On Saturday, some 42 million low-income Americans, including 16 million children, lost access to benefits through the SNAP program as the government shutdown continues.

As millions of Americans prepare to lose SNAP benefits, some states are moving to bridge the gap

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — more commonly known as SNAP, or food stamps — is a key benefits program that serves more than 40 million people across the country. Now, the shutdown is threatening to suspend benefits, raising concerns over where millions of people who rely on the program will turn to for food.
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