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U.S. shutdown reaches day 35; courts force partial SNAP payments as private aid steps in
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The federal government shutdown that began Oct. 1 has entered its 35th day, delaying food assistance for roughly 42 million people as court orders push the administration to issue partial November SNAP benefits from limited USDA reserves. Political stalemate over Affordable Care Act subsidies persists while tech nonprofits and local charities try to fill the gap.