More than 1 million California households rely on SNAP benefits that are threatened by a government shutdown with no immediate resolution in sight.

And, the ability of many beneficiaries in the nation's most populous state to buy groceries could depend largely on the outcome of the political dispute in Washington, D.C.

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In the near term, a key ruling from a judge considering the matter could come as early as Friday.

But even if the judge says benefits cannot be suspended for the first time in SNAP's 61-year history, many beneficiaries are likely to face delays in getting the debit cards they use to buy groceries reloaded. That can take one to two weeks, so it's likely too late to get funds on cards in the first

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