What happened

The Trump administration said Monday it will drain a food aid contingency fund to pay for about 50% of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits in November, complying with orders from two federal courts. Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) Monday night blocked a Democratic measure to force the U.S. Department of Agriculture to fully fund SNAP , calling it a “political stunt” from a party refusing to fully fund the government. But yesterday also saw the “first glimmers toward ending” the “near-record long federal government shutdown,” Reuters said.

Who said what

Senators from both parties “are newly optimistic” that the shutdown “might soon come to an end,” The Washington Post said. Democrats hope Democratic victories in key gubernatorial elections Tuesday “could

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