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# Politics and the Price of Groceries: Snap Benefits Caught in the Shutdown Crosshairs

###### Sabrina Siddiqui, National Politics Reporter at The Wall Street Journal, joins to break down the SNAP funding delays and the human cost of the ongoing shutdown.

Nov 5, 2025