Food banks and hunger relief organizations are seeing an increase in the number of people lining up for food packages since SNAP benefits were halted on Nov. 1.

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits will not be distributed until the federal government is funded and reopened despite federal court orders.

Reporters from the NPR Network are covering the uncertainty and lapse in benefits in states across the country.

A woman in New York State who voted for President Donald Trump says she regrets her vote after the federal government shutdown disrupted Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. Betty Szretter, 63, is a caregiver for her daughter who relies on SNAP.

Late Tuesday afternoon, Dallas County and Dallas City officials decided to make a big donation to help North Texans struggling to put food on the table.

County staff donated more than three tons of food, in addition to contributions collected through donation bins placed throughout county buildings."

As the controversy over funding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) during the government shutdown dragged on in recent days, the top official in charge of the program pivoted to a new talking point, calling the program that some 42 million Americans rely on "corrupt."

President Trump on Tuesday ramped up his calls for Senate Republicans to do away with the filibuster, warning that failing to do so would increase the chances of Democrats taking control of Congress and the White House in future elections. “The Democrats are far more likely to win the Midterms, and the next Presidential Election,…