We're following a number of stories, including the government shutdown, which has now reached 34 days. 42 million Americans lost critical food assistance benefits on Saturday as a judge ruled that the US Department of Agriculture must tap an emergency reserve to pay for those SNAP benefits. The Trump administration now has until noon today to share how it plans to do just that.This all comes as millions of Americans will head to the polls tomorrow for election day. That includes here in New York City, where ...

You look at the Gatsby theme party. While food stamps are are going to be cut, while food assistance is being slashed, while members of Congress and a lot of people in that room are getting paid for working, but they're making sure that federal employees are not getting paid. Has anybody been keeping track of exactly how much Donald Trump and the family have made since he's become president over the last 9 10 months.The fact that we don't know is another problem here, Joe. There's no transparency. Yes, I th ...

I want to bring in Senator Mark Warner, Democrat from Virginia. I'm sure you had a chance um to listen to Hazel. She is the uh survivor of an abusive relationship.She has a seven-year-old son. Um and I wonder what you say to her, to the millions of people like Hazel who find themselves in a situation they've never thought they'd be in in their lives, and they don't understand why those of you in Congress can't fix it. Senator Well, Hazel, whether it's Hazel in Maine or Virginiaians that I saw this weekend, ...

the mood right now. Um, as we look at those photos of a Great Gatsby themed party, um, which feels like something, by the way, that the left would deep fake Trump doing as a matter of like what would be what would be a fun fake thing we could make up, they actually did it. Um, when you see that in this time when the mood is frankly a a return to what feels like an increasingly sincere version of economic populism, when people feel underserved, underappreciated by the characters in these actual real life pho ...

The Trump administration has now told a federal court how the US Department of Agriculture plans to partially pay for SNAP food benefits this month. The funding expired on Saturday. Uh MSNBC's Fallon Gallagher has been following this.On Friday, we talked a lot about what was going on in Massachusetts, but this eight-page response, as I understand it, from the USDA to the Rhode Island State Council of the Rhode Island State Council of Churches is about Rhode Island. tell us what this says. >> Yeah, Chris.So, ...

As you're waiting for the bus to come, we can't quite see from the shot. How big is the crowd. And do you have a sense if those are folks who are supporters or folks who are listening to still make up their minds.>> The crowd here is pretty supportive of Spamburger, I must say. It is seems to be a few dozen so far behind me. Um the bus is on its way.Uh she has been holding a lot of various events here. She has a a rally over the weekend and mix of events that are smaller. For example, the Republicans held t ...

[Music] We are back with some breaking news. The Trump administration has now told a federal court how the US Department of Agriculture plans to partially pay for SNAP food benefits this month. The funding expired on Saturday.Uh MSNBC's Fallon Gallagher has been following this. On Friday, we talked a lot about what was going on in Massachusetts, but this eight-page response, as I understand it, from the USDA to the Rhode Island State Council of the Rhode Island State Council of Churches is about Rhode Islan ...

Welcome back. The point in the government shutdown is the Affordable Care Act tax subsidy set to expire at the end of the year. Democrats are demanding they be extended before they vote to reopen the government.And now with open enrollment already underway across the country, people with ACA plans are starting to get a sense of what they'll pay without those tax credits in place. political notes that some enrolles who live in New Jersey, for example, will see their out-ofpocket premiums rise by more than 17 ...

Joining us now is Peter Andress, the executive director at CHIPS, a mobile food pantry and soup kitchen based in Brooklyn, New York. Peter's organization also provides shelter and other support services for women and children in need. Peter, what you do is is important work.It's noble work. What impact, if any, are you seeing so far because of the shutdown. And what are you bracing for with these SNAP benefits going away.Yeah. Uh, thanks for having us, Anna, and for putting light on this, uh, really importa ...

And joining us now is the mayor of Birmingham, Alabama, Randall Woodin. Mayor, thanks for taking the time. Um, you're out there in the community this morning. You're trying to be hyper local in terms of responding to the need there.You want city council to release a million dollars from the city's reserve fund to support SNAP families. This is truly neighborh. Is there wide support for that.>> Hey, good morning, Anna. And it is um this is the necessary right thing to do. You know food is a necessity um for ...