What to know as federal food help and preschool aid will run dry Saturday if shutdown persists The Independent By:Jonathan Mattise and Geoff Mulvihill 28 October 2025 at 21:21 A new lawsuit by Democratic state officials seeks to uncork emergency money to help tens of millions of Americans keep buying food for their families after federal SNAP funding is expected run dry Saturday due to the U.S. government shutdown © Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved