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 ...

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 ...

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. ...

Americans are feeling the pain on day 33 of the government shutdown as SNAP benefits sit in legal limbo. Millions of federal workers go without a paycheck. Families prepare to lose access to Head Start and air traffic controller shortages lead to flight delays.And the Trump administration is warning it could get worse. >> I think the real consequence is what kind of rolling delays do you have throughout the system. Right.We've seen problems at LA, in Dallas, in DC, Boston, Atlanta, and so I think it's only ...

Millions of Americans are in financial limbo as questions linger about when SNAP benefits might return after the Trump administration was ordered to pay SNAP benefits out of an emergency contingency fund. Trump took to social media to warn that funds would be delayed while he awaits appropriate legal direction. Meanwhile, new polling from NBC shows Americans say President Trump and Republicans are more to blame as the shutdown drags on and lawmakers seem nowhere close to ending the gridlock.Joining me now i ...

Today, millions of American families are dealing with stress and anxiety over their access to food and health insurance on day 33 of the shutdown. Mounting frustration with congressional deadlock coming from all corners of the country, from kitchen tables to the Oval Office. Both House Party leaders having their say this morning.>> This is not about winning a political uh contest here. Real people are losing. The American people are hurting.He is a big-hearted president. He wants everybody to get their serv ...

We're seeing right now what the Trump agenda portends for New Yorkers. This is a man who ran a presidential campaign on the premise of cheaper groceries that is now trying to cut SNAP benefits to make it even harder to afford those same groceries. And we have to protect the New Yorkers with the least from the attacks from the man with the most power in this. ...

32 days into the government shutdown and two congressional Republicans have emerged as the biggest critics of their own party's handling of it. One of them is California Congressman Kevin Kylie who has been urging Speaker Johnson to call lawmakers back to Washington. The other I'm sure you're familiar with.>> I'm deeply angry. I'm deeply disappointed. I I'm actually to a level of pure disgust that we are wasting the opportunity that we have and not solving the problems.I'm so angry at my own party and I'm a ...

Really an unbelievable scene here in Houston. Hundreds of people at risk of losing their SNAP benefits lined up for food. The Houston Texans are partnering with the local food bank here, prepared to feed 5,000 families.It's just a fraction of the needs that exist nationwide as the government shutdown now enters its second month. Here in Texas alone, more than 3 million people rely on these food stamps. Half of them are children.The message from the Houston Food Bank, this is a man-made emergency. You usuall ...

Really an unbelievable scene here in Houston. Hundreds of people at risk of losing their SNAP benefits lined up for food. The Houston Texans are partnering with the local food bank here, prepared to feed 5,000 families.It's just a fraction of the needs that exist nationwide as the government shutdown now enters its second month. Here in Texas alone, more than 3 million people rely on these food stamps. Half of them are children.The message from the Houston Food Bank, this is a man-made emergency. Well, the ...