Almost five million Americans may not receive SNAP benefits in November, under new rules. Follow Newsweek's live blog.

For a household of four, the usual maximum of $975 has been reduced to $497 per month. Across all household sizes, the SNAP reduction is roughly 49 percent—meaning households claiming the top amount will get about half of their usual monthly benefit in November.

A federal court last week ordered the Trump administration to pay partial SNAP benefits. The United States Department of Agriculture on Nov. 4 sent guidance to states delineating that "partial" means the maximum benefit households are able to receive is 50% of their traditional benefits.

Billions in SNAP benefits are being supplemented by nonprofits and private companies, as Congress continues to debate federal funding.

The Trump administration has committed to partially funding SNAP with a $4.65 billion payment, but the funding could take up to several months, officials said.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture told a federal court that it will tap into a contingency fund to allow states to issue partial SNAP benefits.

Fuerza Regida's charitable arm, the Fuerza Music Foundation, will be giving free meals to SNAP beneficiaries in Ontario on Wednesday afternoon.

Snap and Perplexity AI have struck a $400 million deal that will bring the AI search engine directly to Snapchat sometime in "early 2026," the two companies announced.

Trump prompted further concern when he threatened to withhold SNAP benefits until the end of the government shutdown.