Four Big Races To Watch, Partial SNAP Funding, Famine In Sudan

四大赛事值得关注,部分SNAP资金,苏丹饥荒

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2025-11-04

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Voters in New York, Virginia and New Jersey choose new leaders today, and a redistricting vote in California could reshape the balance of power in Congress. The Trump administration says it will restart SNAP benefits, but only partially, leaving millions of families uncertain about how they’ll eat this month. Aid groups warn of a deepening crisis in Sudan after a paramilitary force accused of genocide seized the last major city in Darfur, killing thousands of people and trapping many more without food or water. And former Vice President Dick Cheney has died due to complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease, according to a statement from his family. He was 84 years old. Want more comprehensive analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? Subscribe to the Up First newsletter.Today’s episode of Up First was edited by Ben Swasey, Catherine Laidlaw, Kate Bartlett, Mohamad ElBardicy and Alice Woelfle.It was produced by Ziad Buchh, Nia Dumas and Christopher ThomasWe get engineering support from Stacey Abbott. And our technical director is Carleigh Strange. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
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  • Several elections come today.

  • A congressional redistricting vote in California could give Democrats an edge.

  • And voters in Virginia, New Jersey, and New York City will choose new leaders.

  • We'll tell you the big races to watch and why they matter.

  • I'm Steve Inskiep with Michelle Martin, and this is up first from NPR News.

  • The White House says supplemental nutrition benefits will restart, but only partially.

  • What does that mean for families who rely on the aid?

  • A single mom in Phoenix says her son now depends on school meals.

  • He's basically going to school to eat breakfast and a lunch.

  • And famine is spreading in Sudan.

  • Aid groups say hundreds of thousands of people are trapped without food or water after a paramilitary force accused of genocide seized the last major city in Darfur.

  • Stay with us.

  • We'll give you news you need to start your day.

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