Despite a judge's ruling ordering the administration to fund SNAP benefits, President Donald Trump said that November's payments were likely to be delayed.

SNAP beneficiaries expressed outrage on social media over the government shutdown affecting food stamp benefits starting Nov. 1, with some threatening to ransack stores.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s position against eliminating the Senate filibuster has not changed, a spokesperson told ABC News Friday, after Trump on Thursday called on Republicans to go "nuclear" and eliminate the filibuster to pass the Republican funding bill and reopen the government.

SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), also known as food stamps, will be cut off for 42 million Americas beginning Nov. 1, including nearly 2 million in Pennsylvania and 500,000 in Philadelphia. Most recipients of federal food assistance are elderly people, families with children, and disabled people.

As the shutdown enters its second month, Democrats dodged questions on whether their hardline stance on extending Obamacare subsidies is worth keeping federal workers without pay.

A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to continue paying for food stamps during the federal shutdown. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, aids roughly 42 million people and was set to run out of funds on Saturday without intervention.

A handful of states rolled out plans to use their own funds to provide benefits as the SNAP federal food aid program runs dry

WASHINGTON (AP) — The government shutdown has been a source of anxiety for school leaders wondering how long grant money will last and who can help them interpret federal laws. For Education Secretary Linda McMahon, it offers a preview of what she hopes to make permanent.

Rob Jetten would be the Netherlands' youngest and first openly gay prime minister, but he must win the support of several other parties to form a government.

Since the shutdown began on Oct. 1, Democrats and Republicans have been locked in a stalemate over government funding. They have voted 13 times unsuccessfully to end the shutdown, the last one failing 54-45 on Oct. 28. 60 votes are needed for passage.