What to know on Day 31 of the government shutdown:

A pair of federal judges ruled Friday that the Trump administration must tap into a contingency fund to continue making payments for food stamps under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which was set to have its funding expire on Saturday. The president said the administration would provide funding for SNAP if "we are given the appropriate legal direction by the Court."

Roughly 42 million Americans rely on SNAP benefits to help buy food, and the impending funding freeze had ramped up pressure on lawmakers to make a deal to end the government shutdown . The rulings took a SNAP shortfall off the table in the short term, but three other federal assistance programs are still set to lose funding on Saturday, leaving

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