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SNAP, shutdown and U.S. government

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How SNAP became a political pawn in the government shutdown | The Excerpt

SNAP benefits for 42 million Americans are now tied up in the government shutdown.

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SNAP benefits have been mired in politics even before the government shutdown

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Government shutdown updates: USDA tells states to 'undo' issuing any SNAP benefits

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Supreme Court issues emergency order to block full SNAP food aid payments

President Donald Trump’s administration asked a federal appeals court Friday to block a judge’s order that it distribute November’s full monthly SNAP food benefits amid a U.S. government shutdown.

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Trump administration seeks to block full SNAP payments for November

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SNAP benefits could soon return, as Senate shutdown vote looks doubtful. Live updates

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NC health department pauses full SNAP benefits Nov. 8 after Supreme Court ruling

“This is about a basic necessity — food —– being caught in the middle of political chaos,” Gov. Josh Stein said in the Nov. 8 statement in response to the federal action.

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Trump admin asks Supreme Court to halt order providing full SNAP payments for November

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Supreme Court allows Trump administration to temporarily withhold some SNAP payments for November

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States ordered to undo full food stamp benefits and air travel impacts worsen as government shutdown drags on

The record-long government shutdown is affecting air travel and food stamp benefits. Follow here for the latest news updates.

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Republicans unveil key piece of shutdown puzzle in bid to reopen government

Senate Republicans hope that the package will be enough to entice enough Senate Democrats to break the logjam in the upper chamber and inch Congress closer to ending the now 40-day shutdown.

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How a perfect storm of partisan politics fueled a historic shutdown

Washington’s stubborn budget impasse found an ignominious place in history on Wednesday when it entered its 36th day, marking the longest government shutdown since the nation’s founding. It didn’t