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Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. The Trump administration says it will restart federal food assistance with money from the Agriculture Department's contingency fund, but recipients will only get half of what they normally receive under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or snap. The administration announced its decision after two federal judges rule the government acted unlawfully in freezing payments for the country's biggest anti hunger program. As NPR's Windsor Johnston reports, millions of people stand to be affected.
Windsor Johnston (0:52)
The threat of missing SNAP benefits is sending a wave of anxiety through low income families, many of whom already live on the edge. Mental health experts say the stress isn't just about food, it's about fear. Martha Wadsworth is a professor of psychology at Penn State University. She says the shutdown is re traumatizing for people who've already endured poverty, Displacement.
Martha Wadsworth (1:15)
And instability increases stress. And we know stress has effects on the brain. And for kiddos who are hungry who have food insecurity, it affects their sleep. It's hard to sleep when you're hungry.
Windsor Johnston (1:28)
If benefits lapse, experts say it won't just be hunger, it will be a mental health crisis. Windsor Johnston, NPR News, Washington.
Lakshmi Singh (1:36)
The government shutdown is the second longest in US History. It entered its second month on Saturday. President Trump says he no longer plans to attend oral arguments in a tariffs case before the US Supreme Court this Wednesday. At issue is whether he overstepped his authority when he imposed reciprocal tariffs on nearly every country in April. Trump says he thinks it's one of the important decisions in the nation's history.
President Donald Trump (2:00)
Because without tariffs, without our being able to use tariffs freely, openly and in every way, we are really would suffer tremendously from a national security standpoint.
Lakshmi Singh (2:13)
Trump speaking to reporters last evening as he was on a flight back to Washington, D.C. from Florida. The U.S. will not be conducting an underground test of a nuclear weapon anytime soon. That's according to the secretary of energy. NPR's Jeff Brumfield reports. His remarks came just days after President Trump mused about a return to nuclear testing.