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

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.

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,…

The Trump administration announced it would be using money from an Agriculture Department contingency fund. While this only presents $5 billion to recipients for the month of November, this means that payments will be short of the full $8 billion that SNAP benefits usually cost each month.

Trump's announcement contradicts federal court orders and USDA's plan to provide partial benefits, drawing criticism from lawmakers and former officials.

Over half a million people across central California continue to go without SNAP benefits, also known as CalFresh in California, as federal funding ran out over the weekend.

About 1 in 8 U.S. residents get an average of $187 a month per person in the food assistance known as SNAP. For the first time, the Trump administration stopped the payments due at the beginning of the month.

The state agency that controls SNAP in Ohio is reviewing federal guidance regarding partial benefits in November.