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, 9:53 AM EDT

Jeffries challenges Johnson to 'primetime' floor debate amid shutdown

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has challenged Speaker Mike Johnson to a "primetime" debate on the House floor this week on the government shutdown and GOP "health care crisis."

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries holds a news conference at the U.S. Capitol Building on October 3, 2025 in Washington.
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"Given the urgency of the moment and the Republican refusal to negotiate a bipartisan agreement, a debate on the House Floor will provide the American people with the transparency they deserve. It will also give you an opportunity to explain your my way or the highway approach to shutting the government down, when Democratic votes are needed to resolve the impasse that exists," Jeffries wrote in a letter to Johnson on Monday.

Jeffries said the debate could take place "any day this week" in "primetime, broadcast live to the American people."

This comes after GOP leaders canceled votes in the House amid the government shutdown.

-ABC News' Lauren Peller

Oct 06, 2025, 9:17 AM EDT

Hassett says shutdown will cost US GDP about $15B a week

White House economic advisor Kevin Hassett told CNBC on Monday morning that the government shutdown will cost the U.S. GDP about $15 billion per week.

US Capitol Police officers stand at a security checkpoint at the US Capitol building on the third day of the US government shutdown in Washington, October 3, 2025.
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"You know, my friends over at the Council of Economic Advisors gave me a report at the end of the week that said that it costs the U.S. GDP about $15 billion a week for a shutdown, or about a 10th of a percent of GDP. And so, if the shutdown continues for a long time, then there's going to be a lot of things that don't happen, and it will show up at the GDP number," Hassett said.

Hassett touted the current state of the economy and told CNBC that he believes the shutdown will ultimately be a footnote in history.

-ABC News' Hannah Demissie

Oct 06, 2025, 5:22 AM EDT

White House press briefing Monday amid shutdown

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is scheduled to hold a press conference at 1 p.m. ET on Monday, according to the White House.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt holds a press briefing at the Brady Press Briefing Room, in the White House in Washington, Oct. 3, 2025.
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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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