SNAP food benefits could restart as early as Wednesday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday morning. Two federal judges in Massachusetts and Rhode Island ruled on Friday that the Trump administration must use emergency funds to pay SNAP benefits, which help feed 42 million Americans, during the government shutdown.

Government shutdown threatens SNAP benefits for 42 million Americans as funding expires Saturday, leaving low-income families without food assistance.

With food-stamp funding set to lapse Saturday, recipients are asking what happens to their benefits — and when help might resume.

Long lines have formed at food pantries across the U.S. as federal food benefits were cut off due to the government shutdown.

The Los Angeles Police Department, which serves the heart of the Greater Los Angeles region, of which Barstow is a part, told ABC News it has no plans to pursue increased police presence around grocery stores ahead of Nov. 1. (Barstow is not under LAPD jurisdiction.)

Michigan joined a multi-state lawsuit seeking federal contingency funds for SNAP benefits amid the government shutdown.

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins joins ‘Fox & Friends Weekend’ to discuss efforts to restore SNAP benefits during the government shutdown and push for long-term reforms to the program.