Could the SNAP deadline get Congress to end the shutdown?

The federal shutdown is set to extend past the one month mark.
The longer the shutdown goes, the more Americans could feel its
impact. The Department of Agriculture announced that it would not
use emergency funding to keep supplying the Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) - also known as food stamps -
after November 1st. Halting SNAP payments would affect more than
40 million Americans. Many federal workers, including air traffic
controllers, are working without pay while the shutdown battle
continues. With the holiday season approaching, airline travel
could take a major hit. Will these economic pressure points jolt
Congress into action? 





Construction on a new grand ballroom at the White House has
begun. Renovations at the ‘People’s House’ are nothing new. So
why has the demolition and remodel of the East Wing drawn so much
attention? One factor could be the stream of private donations
funding the project. KCRW discusses how those payments and the
access that comes with them puts one of Washington's biggest
problems on display.





New York City’s mayoral race hits the ballot next week, along
with a number of elections across the country. We’ll discuss what
to watch for as a precursor to next year’s midterms, and answer
one listener’s question about the future of the Voting Rights
Act.