USDA says SNAP benefits won't be issued on Nov. 1

A notice on top of its website says "the well has run dry."

ByKevin Shalvey, Megan Forrester, Ivan Pereira, and Alexandra Hutzler
Last Updated: October 26, 2025, 5:58 PM EDT

The Department of Agriculture has posted a notice on its website warning that Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits won't be issued on Nov. 1.

"Bottom line, the well has run dry," reads the notice, which also blames Democrats for the second-longest shutdown in U.S. history.

Republican and Democratic lawmakers remain at a stalemate on finding a government funding solution. The Senate has continued to fail to advance bill that would reopen the government until Nov. 21. The House remains out of session next week.

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Oct 06, 2025, 5:11 AM EDT

Senate to vote on stopgap-funding bills Monday, as parties continue tossing blame across aisle

The Senate is scheduled to reconvene at 3 p.m. ET on Monday, as the federal government shutdown continues for a sixth day.

The body is expected to hold a vote at about 5:30 p.m. ET on a bill backed by the Democrats to continue appropriations for the government. Republicans have opposed that version of the appropriations bill, which would include an extension of health care provisions.

People walk near the U.S. Capitol Building during the fifth day of a partial government shutdown in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 5, 2025.
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If the Democrat-supported bill fails to pass on Monday, the Senate is expected to again vote on a Republican-supported 7-week stopgap-funding measure, a bill that's already passed a House vote.

Both sides continued over the weekend blaming the other for the shutdown and lack of compromise.

The sun casts a shadow along the U.S. Capitol, on the fifth day of a partial government shutdown, in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 5, 2025.
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"It. Is. Simple. Republicans can reopen the government and make people’s health care more affordable at the same time," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said on social media on Saturday. "They’re choosing not to. This is their shutdown."

Senate Majority leader John Thune replied to the Democrats on Sunday.

"Chuck Schumer instigated this at the will of far-left, liberal interest groups," he said on social media on Sunday.

He added, "Democrats need to come to their senses and vote for this short-term, nonpartisan CR and give us an opportunity to continue the bipartisan appropriations process."

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