WASHINGTON – Lawmakers are under pressure as more federal employees go unpaid and critical food assistance services, including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program , are all but set to lapse on Nov. 1 as the Senate heads home for the weekend.

Several senators in recent days, including Senate Majority Leader John Thune, have suggested there’s been a renewed vigor in bipartisan back-channeling among rank-and-file lawmakers as the government shutdown hits Day 30. But any movement on the matter likely won’t come until after the 42 million SNAP recipients miss out on their benefits.

The potential shift also comes as shutdown-related disruptions are multiplying, and as President Donald Trump returns from a week-long trip to Asia .

Both federal lawmakers and state officials a

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