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Shutdown Nears Record Length - SNAP in Peril

The federal government shutdown edges toward the longest in US history as political talks stall. Hundreds of thousands of federal workers remain unpaid and 42 million Americans face the risk of lost SNAP food benefits unless courts and Treasury act quickly.

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42 million - Americans who rely on SNAP food benefits at risk as payments lapse

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"I won't be extorted" — President Donald Trump

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