Overview
- Two federal judges directed the administration to keep SNAP funded from contingency accounts, with Judge Indira Talwani setting a Monday decision deadline and Judge Jack McConnell citing irreparable harm and more than $5 billion available.
- President Trump said he would release funds once courts specify how to do so legally and he faulted Democrats for the lapse during the shutdown.
- USDA figures show roughly 41.7–42 million people rely on SNAP, and with funding running out on Nov. 1 many beneficiaries missed their first monthly payment.
- Accredited photos and video documented Trump at a Great Gatsby-themed Halloween event at Mar-a-Lago, seated next to Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
- Democrats including Gov. Gavin Newsom and Sen. Chris Murphy condemned the optics, as the shutdown continues after a Senate stalemate tied to extending Affordable Care Act premium subsidies.