USDA says SNAP benefits won't be issued on Nov. 1

A notice on top of its website says "the well has run dry."

Last Updated: October 26, 2025, 5:58 PM EDT

The Department of Agriculture has posted a notice on its website warning that Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits won't be issued on Nov. 1.

"Bottom line, the well has run dry," reads the notice, which also blames Democrats for the second-longest shutdown in U.S. history.

Republican and Democratic lawmakers remain at a stalemate on finding a government funding solution. The Senate has continued to fail to advance bill that would reopen the government until Nov. 21. The House remains out of session next week.

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Oct 06, 2025, 8:53 PM EDT

Multiple air traffic control towers short-staffed, Burbank tower closed

As the government shutdown continues, air traffic controllers are beginning to call out in greater numbers, and the situation is changing quickly in certain areas of the country.

On Monday afternoon, Burbank Airport, near Los Angeles, announced it would have no air traffic controllers and would go "ATC ZERO," meaning normal flight operations would be suspended.

This is scheduled to last until 10 p.m. Monday night, according to Federal Aviation Administration documents.

In addition to Burbank, several other major facilities are also short-staffed.

Air traffic control centers in Newark, New Jersey, Denver, Colorado, Detroit, Michigan, Indianapolis, Indiana and Phoenix, Arizona, are facing shortages.

-ABC News' Sam Sweeney

Oct 06, 2025, 8:42 PM EDT

Trump slaps 25% tariff on medium and heavy-duty truck imports

In a post on social media on Monday, President Donald Trump said that all medium and heavy-duty truck imports into the U.S. would be tariffed at 25% starting on Nov. 1.

"Beginning November 1st, 2025, all Medium and Heavy Duty Trucks coming into the United States from other Countries will be Tariffed at the Rate of 25%. Thank you for your attention to this matter!" the president wrote.

This comes after Trump said in September that he'd enact that tariff on all "Heavy (Big!) Trucks" made abroad on Oct. 1.

-ABC News' Isabella Murray

Oct 06, 2025, 7:25 PM EDT

Trump says he’d be ‘happy’ to negotiate with Democrats if they’ll reopen the government

Trump said after the Senate failed again to pass a short-term GOP funding bill, that he'd be "happy" to negotiate with Democrats on any of their demands if they'd support Republican efforts to reopen the government.

“I am happy to work with the Democrats on their Failed Healthcare Policies, or anything else, but first they must allow our Government to re-open," Trump wrote on his social media platform.

President Donald Trump delivers remarks during an event to sign executive orders, at the White House, in Washington, October 6, 2025.
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"In fact, they should open our Government tonight!" he added.

-ABC News’ Isabella Murray

Oct 06, 2025, 7:18 PM EDT

Schumer refutes Trump’s claim the White House is negotiating with Democrats

Minority Leader Chuck Schumer released a statement shortly after Trump said there are active negotiations ongoing between the White House and Democrats, refuting the president’s claim.

“Trump’s claim isn’t true — but if he’s finally ready to work with Democrats, we’ll be at the table," Schumer said.

Schumer is responding to Trump's saying that "we have a negotiation going on right now with the Democrats that could lead to very good things. And I'm talking about good things with regard to health care.”

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol on the third day of a partial government shutdown, on Capitol Hill in Washington, October 3, 2025.
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Schumer in his statement said that if Trump is ready to talk, Democrats are happy to engage.

“For months, Democrats have been calling on Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans to come to the table and work with us to deliver lower costs and better healthcare for the American people," Schumer said in a statement. "If President Trump and Republicans are finally ready to sit down and get something done on healthcare for American families, Democrats will be there — ready to make it happen.”

-ABC News’ Allison Pecorin

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