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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Rahm. As of today, there is no money for millions of people who rely on SNAP, the federal food assistance program. President Trump cites the government shutdown now on its 32nd day. Two federal judges have ruled that stopping payments is unlawful.
What is the current status of the SNAP program amidst the government shutdown?
NPR's Jennifer Ludden has more.
They said Congress has provided more than $5 billion in emergency funds, and it's for exactly this kind of situation. They rejected the administration's argument that it cannot legally use that. They said it not only can, but must. In Rhode Island, Judge John McConnell Jr. called for this to happen as soon as possible. The other judge, Indira Talwani in Boston, said officials could also tap more money from customs revenue. But she left that decision up to them.
NPR's Jennifer Ludden reporting. President Trump posted on social media last night that if given the appropriate legal direction from the courts, it would be his honor to provide the money.
What legal decisions have been made regarding SNAP payments?
The government shutdown also affects a program that helps millions of households pay their home heating bills. In normal years, billions of dollars are dispersed to states by October or November. While benefits should kick in today, it's unclear when or if that assistance will become available. From Member Station WBUR, Miriam Wasser reports.
The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, better known as LIHEAP, helps more than 6 million households in the country. But this year, with no federal spending bill in place, states are entering the winter heating season without new funding. Mark Wolf leads the National Energy Assistance Directors Association, a group that represents state agencies that administer LIHEAP.
People won't turn on their furnace. They'll be afraid of the bill. This has happened before. People die. They go to hospitals. These programs not only help people pay their bills, but it helps them thrive.
Wolf says some states have a little money left over from last year, but it's not enough to help everyone. For NPR News, I'm Miriam Wasser in Boston.
A bipartisan panel voted unanimously yesterday to pass a new map in Ohio. The state will now avoid a lengthier fight over the required redrawing of boundaries. Ohio Public Media's Sarah Donaldson has more on the story.
Ohio's new map moves Cincinnati and Toledo's districts in Congress further right, but Akron inches left. And it makes some already Republican-friendly districts even friendlier. But Democratic Representative Dunny Isaacson of Cincinnati says it staved off a worst-case map for the minority party.
They tried to steal districts here like they were doing in Texas, North Carolina, and Missouri, and today we prevented that from happening.
He and the other Democratic lawmakers who voted for the map shut the door on any effort to repeal it. Still, both sides are facing blowback for the deal, since at least one of those now-Republican seats could swing the other way. For NPR News, I'm Sarah Donaldson in Columbus.
This is NPR News in Washington. Tens of thousands of people are gathering in Serbia today to mark the one-year anniversary of the collapse of a canopy at a railway station. Sixteen people died. The tragedy prompted widespread protest against government corruption and negligence in infrastructure projects. The movement has expanded into a nationwide call for democratic reforms and new elections. At least nine people were killed today in a crowd surge in southern India. It happened at a Hindu temple where thousands had gathered to observe a holy day. Authorities say an iron grill designed to keep worshippers in a line gave way, leading to an uncontrolled surge. There will be a seventh and final game in the World Series.
The LA Dodgers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-1 last night to force a deciding contest. Steve Futterman reports from Toronto.
With the season on the line, the defending champion Dodgers took an early 3-0 lead, then held on to set up a Game 7 finale. Toronto threatened to tie the game in the ninth. The Blue Jays put runners on second and third with nobody out but could not score.
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