The Weekend Primetime

Food stamps at stake amid government shutdown

Episode Summary

SNAP and Head Start will run out of funding in less than a week as shutdown reaches day 26.

Episode Notes

The government shutdown has reached Day 26 with no end in sight, as both sides remain firmly entrenched in their standoff during the second-longest funding lapse in U.S. history. 

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This episode aired on Oct. 26, 2025 at 8pm.