Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Schiavone. Two federal judges ruled Friday it's unlawful for the Trump administration to suspend SNAP food benefits starting today. Trump wrote on social media late yesterday he had directed government lawyers to find a way to pay those benefits, asking for what he called appropriate legal direction.
But it's still not clear when that food aid will get to the millions of people who rely on it.
Chapter 2: What recent legal rulings impact SNAP food benefits?
NPR's Jennifer Ludden has more.
A federal judge in Boston said the administration not only can but must use contingency funds to keep SNAP going. She said it could also shift other money, but left it up to the administration to decide whether to do so. The contingency funds fall short of SNAP's November budget, so the Trump administration may decide to issue only partial payments,
It has warned that would be logistically challenging and time-consuming. The administration has until Monday to decide on a plan. States and cities across the country are shifting their own money and stepping up food donations to help millions of low-income people get by despite this loss of food aid. Jennifer Lutton, NPR News, Washington.
This weekend, not only will federal funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program run out, but millions of Americans will get notices about how much their insurance under the Affordable Care Act will cost in 2026. Some enrollees, like Beth Dreyer in Norfolk, Virginia, are in sticker shock. She says she pays just under $80 a month for health and dental. but next year with no subsidy.
So it looks like the same plan that I have this year would now be $425.03 a month next year, which is completely out of my budget.
Dreyer says she's thinking about canceling her coverage as a result. The nation's high-pressure air traffic control towers continue to face staffing shortages amid the federal funding standoff, and that has led to mounting delays and safety concerns. As Bruce Convisor reports, two United Airlines jets made contact on the tarmac at New York's LaGuardia Airport last night.
United Flight 580 had just arrived from Chicago's O'Hare Airport with more than 170 passengers and crew on board. As it approached its gate, it clipped the tail of another United jet on the tarmac that was bound for Houston. The airline says no one was injured, but the Texas-bound flight was ultimately canceled.
Even before the incident, it had already been a hectic day at all three New York area airports, including JFK and Newark. The Federal Aviation Administration posted a statement on X imploring Washington to resolve the government shutdown.
It said 80 percent of air traffic controllers were absent Friday from New York area airports, and those who are working are doing so without pay and under, quote, immense stress. For NPR News, I'm Bruce Convisor.
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