The Senate returns on Oct. 27, but questions remain about when the 13th vote towards ending the shutdown will occur.

The Central Texas Food Bank has announced that due to the government shutdown, the USDA will not distribute SNAP benefits on Nov. 1. However, individuals with r

The countdown is on keep food on the table for about 42 million Americans who receive SNAP grocery assistance.

TRUMP TRAVELS TO JAPAN: President Donald Trump has arrived in Japan, the second stop on his three-country Asia tour. He met with Emperor Naruhito in the evening, and will have a bilateral meeting tomorrow with newly elected Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

Sen. Marsha Blackburn signed onto bill to pay for food assistance for 42 million Americans until Congress can reach a deal to open the government.

As the pause for SNAP assistance nears due to the government shutdown, food pantries and recipients are planning for what's next.

"Families are scared." Bay Area food banks and community nonprofits are mobilizing to help thousands of people who could lose their federal food assistance benefits on Nov. 1, if the government shutdown continues.