Nearly 42 million people are set to lose food aid due to the second-longest U.S. government shutdown, as Democrats and Republicans in Congress continue to blame each other for a weeks-long legislative stalemate.

Twenty-five states sued the Trump administration on Tuesday to preserve food assistance benefits for roughly 42 million Americans as the federal government threatens to cut off the flow of aid due to the government shutdown.

Around two dozen Democrat-led states have sued the Trump administration over its refusal to preserve vital food aid threatened by the government shutdown.

A coalition of 25 states and the District of Columbia sued the Trump administration on Tuesday for withholding Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits during the ongoing federal government shutdown.

Food aid for more than 40 million Americans is at risk of expiring at week’s end WASHINGTON — Republican leaders in Congress said it’s all or nothing on Wednesday as they rejected a Democratic push to carve out food aid funding for more than 40 million Americans who stand to lose it as part of the government shutdown .

The Senate on Tuesday failed to reopen the federal government for the 13th time, as the shutdown hit the four-week mark. It failed in a 54-45 vote. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits are days away from running out,

The Senate on Tuesday is voting on the House-passed GOP funding bill to reopen the federal government, as the shutdown hits the four-week mark. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits are days away from running out,