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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise schiavone. On day 32 of Washington's government spending standoff, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program dollars are no longer available to the one out of every eight Americans who rely upon the program. Two federal judges ruled yesterday it's unlawful for the Trump administration to suspend snap payments starting today. President Trump says he's directed government lawyers to find a way to pay the food assistance benefits, but it's not clear when they could start to flow. As the federal government shutdown continues, some states are drawing from local funding to help feed thousands of families. Tennessee is not among them. So as Cynthia Abrams from member station WPLN reports, some municipalities in that state are urging the private sector to pitch in.
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Tennessee's state leaders have not jumped in to cover the losses. So some cities like Nashville are pushing food drives and directing people to local food banks. To local dollar General employee Seaver Harp volunteered with his co workers at a Nashville food bank. Harp said he relied on federal nutrition assistance growing up.
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I took for granted at the time how important those benefits are. I think this is an apolitical issue.
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To keep our neighbors fed, 700,000 Tennessee residents rely on federal food aid. For NPR News, I'm Cynthia Abrams in Nashville.
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says he has apologized to President Trump for the airing of an ad featuring former President Ronald Reagan's criticism of tariffs. Speaking on the sidelines of the APEC summit, Carney says that he had also instructed the Ontario premier, Doug Ford, not to air it during the World Series.
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I did apologize to the president. The president was offended by the act or by the ad, rather, and it's not something I would have done, which is to put in place that advertisement, and so I apologize to him.
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Leaders of 21 Pacific Rim nations have concluded the APEC summit agreeing to greater economic cooperation. A federal judge in Washington, D.C. has ruled that President Trump does not have the legal authority to order changes to the national voter registration form, a change that would require that voters show documents proving citizenship. NPR's Jude Joffe block has the tales.
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Trump signed an executive order in March that calls for sweeping changes to voting and election procedures, including changing the national voter registration form to add a new requirement to that would be voters show proof of citizenship documents to register to vote. Democrats and civil rights and voting groups sued, arguing the president doesn't have that authority. The judge agreed, writing in her Friday order that the responsibility for regulating elections belongs to the states and Congress. The White House says the directive is lawful. Other parts of Trump's executive order on voting continue to be litigated. Jude Joffe Block, NPR News.
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This is NPR News. Israeli media is saying identification procedures show remains of three people handed over by Hamas to the Red Cross this week do not belong to any of the hostages. Remains of 11 hostages still remain in Gaza. FBI Director Kash Patel says authorities have busted a plot for a violent Halloween weekend attack. Posting on social media, Patel says several people in Michigan were arrested in connection with the case. The British royal formerly known as a prince may have been demoted to mere commoner. But as Vicki Barker reports from London, Andrew Mountbatten Windsor's problems may not be over yet.
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Scotland Yard has said it is looking into allegations that Andrew asked his police protection officers to conduct background checks on accuser Virginia giuffre back in 2011. Former senior prosecutor Nazir Afzal telling the.
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BBC if any police or any misuse of police assets has taken place, then there needs to be accountability.
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British media report Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces growing pressure to have Parliament remove Andrew from the line of succession. And an anti monarchist group says it may seek a private prosecution of Andrew over allegations of sexual assault, corruption and misconduct in public office. For NPR News, I'm Vicki Barker in London.
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A seventh and final World Series game is on tap tonight in Toronto after Friday's Dodgers win. Los Angeles and Toronto Blue Jays have three games apiece. The Dodgers looking for a second consecutive title. I'm Luis Schiavone, NPR News, Washington.