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EPISODE · Oct 27, 2025 · 40 MIN

Food stamps at stake amid government shutdown

from The Weekend Primetime · host AMANDA COLON, ELIZABETH MCCARTHY, LAUREN WRIGHT, CATHERINE RAMPELL, AYMAN MOHYELDIN, ELISE JORDAN, ANTONIA HYLTON, V SPEHAR, ROBERT MENENDEZ

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. For more, follow us on Instagram and BlueSky @theweekendprime. To listen to this show and other MSNBC podcasts without ads, sign up for MSNBC Premium on Apple Podcasts.This episode aired on Oct. 26, 2025 at 8pm.  To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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

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