The Trump administration says it will restart the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, but will only pay half the amount people usually get. The move comes after two federal judges ruled that freezing payments for the U.S.'s biggest anti-hunger program is unlawful.

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The Trump administration has announced it will draw on emergency reserves to partially fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly known as food stamps, during the ongoing government shutdown. This decision follows a court order and will provide support through November, but only for about 50% of eligible households.

Approximately 42 million Americans rely on SNAP, and the partial funding means many may still face food insecurity. The shutdown, now in its 34th day, shows little sign of resolution as both political parties remain entrenched, with President Trump insisting that Democrats must act to end the impasse.

Trump administration will partially restore food benefit funding

You're looking live at Washington. It has been 34 days since the U.S. government shut down. And if the standoff goes on much longer, by Wednesday it will become the longest shutdown in the country's history. The Trump administration faced a court-ordered deadline today for a benefit program that feeds tens of millions of Americans. It's the latest showdown caused by this lengthy political impasse. And the CBC's Willie Lowry joins us now from Washington with more on this story. So Willie, what's the latest on this funding deadline? So Andrew, the Trump administration is going to draw on funds from an emergency reserve to at least partially fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also referred to as SNAPs, but most commonly referred to as food stamps. And it's going to fund it through November. In a court filing just a short while ago, the Justice Department said that it would quote, fulfill its obligation to expend money from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's emergency account. We understand there to be about $5 billion in that account. Now this was all in response to a federal judge in Massachusetts' request that the administration continue to fund this program known as SNAPs. Some 42 million Americans rely on the program. That's about one in every eight American. Now in a second court filing, the administration said that the reserve funds would cover roughly 50% of eligible households. So Andrew, that means at least some Americans will likely go hungry or struggle to put food on the table this month. Yeah, these are serious times. Willie, the politics of the U.S. government shutdowns always seem to be about the pain threshold and how long the Trump administration or the Democrats can take it. This shutdown is now 34 days old. Is there any sign that it could end soon? Not really. Both sides appear more dug in than ever. And as you referenced just earlier, it's very likely that this will become the longest shutdown in U.S. history. As you mentioned, there's usually a pain threshold that dictates whether a shutdown will continue. At this point, both Republicans and Democrats seem willing to tolerate that pain. Historically, though, it is usually the ruling party, the party in power, that kind of blinks first and that is blamed for the shutdown. That is beginning to happen, but the polls suggest it's not an overwhelming amount at the moment. Now, in an interview with CBS over the weekend, President Donald Trump was adamant that it's up to the Democrats to end the shutdown. Take a listen. I'm not going to do it by being extorted by the Democrats who have lost their way. Sounds like it's not going to get solved, the shutdown. It's going to get solved, yeah. Oh, it's going to get solved. How? We'll get it solved. Eventually, they're going to have to vote. You're saying the Democrats will capitulate. I think they have to. And if they don't vote, that's their problem. Now Trump has floated ending the filibuster as a way of opening the government, but his own party has so far rejected that idea. Lawmakers use filibusters as a way of blocking legislation, and it requires a 60-vote threshold in the Senate to break, which, Andrew, clearly in this divided government can be hard to achieve. Willie, thank you. The CBC's Willie Lowry, live in Washington.

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Russia said on Monday that its troops had advanced in the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, a transport and logistics hub that they have been trying to capture for over a year, but Ukraine said its forces were holding on.

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Ukraine sends special forces to Pokrovsk

Israeli police have arrested a former military prosecutor after she leaked a video appearing to show soldiers abusing a Palestinian detainee. Major General Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi was detained overnight on Monday following a scandal that erupted after she leaked a video, resigned and then disappeared.

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Deadly earthquake rocks northern Afghanistan

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Israel has threatened to increase attacks on Hezbollah in southern Lebanon if the Lebanese government doesn't disarm the militant group, despite a ceasefire.

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U.S President Donald Trump has long promised to build a ballroom on the White House campus.
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Two more suspects, a man and a woman arrested this week over the jewel heist at the Louvre, have been charged and remanded in custody, prosecutors have said. The charges on Saturday brought the number of people now charged over the spectacular robbery to four.

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British police say eleven people were injured, most of them seriously, in a mass stabbing on a London-bound train Saturday evening. Authorities have arrested two British-born men and are investigating their motive in the incident.

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Egypt has officially opened the Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo, the world's largest museum dedicated to an ancient civilization. The new museum features tens of thousands of artifacts, including the full collection from King Tutankhamen's tomb.

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The coastal town of Black River, described by the Jamaican government as Hurricane Melissa's "ground zero," lies devastated after one of the most powerful Atlantic storms on record tore through the island, claiming at least 19 lives and leaving a trail of unprecedented destruction.

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FBI Director Kash Patel announced an operation that apparently "thwarted a potential terrorist attack" during Halloween weekend in Michigan. CBS News' Scott MacFarlane has more.

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Patel says FBI stopped a potential "terror attack" in Michigan

Washington and Beijing are "in agreement on many things," U.S. President Donald Trump said after the face-to-face meeting that lasted nearly two hours, the first between both leaders in six years.

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