[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 ...

More than 40 million Americans who rely on monthly SNAP benefits to feed their families are still in limbo. A federal judge did order the Trump administration to keep the benefits flowing, but there could be a delay. It's unclear when the money will go out and if they'll fund full or only partial payments this month.It's leaving families who miss their usual payment wondering how they're going to feed their children. And with us now is Danielle Rodriguez, a single working mom of two from Pennsylvania. She r ...

And for more on this, I want to bring in MSNBC contributor Sam Stein, managing editor of The Bull Work. So, we saw former President Obama return to the campaign trail this weekend. Let's play a little bit more of his message.So, if you believe in that better story of America, do not sit this one out. Vote for leaders like Abigail who believe it, too. We need leaders like Mikey, public servants who are in it for the right reason, who are focused on the future, and who will always stay connected to the people ...

Right, turning now to an issue our next guest has been sounding the alarm on for years. The current crisis facing boys and men. Boys are less likely to graduate from high school and college than girls. One in seven men report having no friends, and men account for three of every four deaths of despair in America. Best-selling author Scott Galloway says the lack of attention to these serious problems has created a vacuum filled by voices promoting misogyny and a toxic vision of masculinity. But Galloway insi ...

So David Ducker, you are in New Jersey right now covering the gubanatorial race election day tomorrow. We've talked a lot on this show about how it appears the shutdown is playing a role in that campaign that President Trump and you know as a form of political punishment slashf funding to a couple of big projects that yes they're based in New York City but they impact New Jersey including this uh new train tunnel that's so desperately needed for those who commute back and forth from the Garden State into Ma ...

So, President Trump says the government shutdown could be ended if Republicans take the quote nuclear option of ending the filibuster. Trump told 60 Minutes, quote, "The Republicans have to get tougher. If we find if we end the filibuster, we can do exactly what we want." He also posted about that desire on Truth Social. The move is something Senate Majority Leader John Thun has said he's unwilling to do.Meanwhile, the Trump administration has until noon today to update a federal judge who ruled last week. ...

Plus this morning, we are entering day 34 of the government shutdown. Millions of Americans no longer have access to food assistance and federal workers are going without paychecks. But at Mara Lago this weekend, all the opulence of the roaring 20s was on full display with President Trump hosting a Great Gatsby themed party.We will dig into that parallel. Also ahead, we'll play for you what President Trump admitted in a 60 Minutes interview about his pardon for a crypto tycoon who has ties to the Trump fami ...