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

Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s position against eliminating the Senate filibuster has not changed, a spokesperson told ABC News Friday, after Trump on Thursday called on Republicans to go "nuclear" and eliminate the filibuster to pass the Republican funding bill and reopen the government.

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

A look into the Americans who could be affected by the delay of SNAP food assistance during the government shutdown.

The USDA told grocery stores not to give SNAP recipients special discounts as benefits remain unpaid amid the government shutdown.

Families across the U.S. that receive food aid through the SNAP benefit program did not see any money loaded onto their EBT cards on Saturday. The impacts are being felt in New York, with food pantries and soup kitchens preparing for greater demand.