Food aid is cut in half for millions as the shutdown drags on

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  Good morning.

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  It's Tuesday, November 4th.

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  I'm Shamita Basu.

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  This is Apple News Today.

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  On today's show, why all eyes are on a ballot initiative in California this election day,

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  how more people are avoiding jail after killing someone,

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  and Dick Cheney, one of the most powerful vice presidents in U.S.

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  history, has died.

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  But first, at midnight tonight, this shutdown will become the longest in history.

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  Up to this point,

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  most people outside the federal workforce have been pretty well insulated from its worst effects,

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  allowing both parties to stand their ground.

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  But the pain for lower-income Americans is now coming into full view.

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  food stamp benefits through SNAP expired last weekend.

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  And yesterday,

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  the Trump administration confirmed it would provide only half the normal food stamp benefits to recipients in November,

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  and for many, those payments will be delayed.

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  It comes after a court order last week that compelled the government to find the money to keep the program going during the shutdown.

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  The average monthly payment is around $330,

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  and the program helps nearly 42 million low-income and disabled Americans buy food.

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