Lying from NPR News in Washington on Corva Coleman,
this is day 37 of the federal government shutdown.
It's held up the payment of food benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP.
These benefit cuts could end up being far steeper this month than expected.
NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports on a new analysis.
Under court order, the Trump administration is tapping a contingency fund to restart SNAP food aid.
It said it should cover about half of people's benefits for November.
But Katie Berg, with the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities,
says it appears most people will actually get less than that.
In fact, almost five million people will receive no benefits at all.
The center also estimates the administration will not spend all of its contingency fund.
The Agriculture Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Meanwhile, some states say the formula for calculating partial payments is too labor intensive,
and getting them to people will take weeks.
Jennifer Lutton, NPR News, Washington.
The Trump administration has held a classified briefing for top congressional leaders.
It was about deadly U.S.
military strikes on boats in the eastern Pacific and Caribbean.
President Trump alleges they're involved in drug trafficking.
NPR's Claudia Grisales has more.