The approximately 42 million Americans who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits are facing further uncertainty in the midst of delayed payments prompted by a lack of available funds during the government shutdown , which has now entered its second month.

The halt of SNAP benefits, administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), has become a key talking point in the bitter stalemate between Republicans and Democrats . Sen. Elizabeth Warren this week accused President Donald Trump of using “hungry children as a bargaining chip,” mirroring remarks by fellow Democrats, such as California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who last month accused Trump of “endangering people’s lives” ahead of the payments halting on Nov. 1.

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