WASHINGTON — The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ran out of federal funding on Saturday, marking the first time in history the federal welfare program has lapsed as the government shutdown enters its second month .

More than 41 million families won’t receive their monthly SNAP benefits check next week as resources within the program have dried up, according to the Trump administration. The lapse in food stamp funding is likely to act as a pressure point for Republicans to use against their Democratic colleagues to pass the GOP-led spending resolution to reopen the government and replenish federal programs.

“You have real people, real families. You have children who will go hungry beginning this weekend,” House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said on Friday. “When those resourc

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