A second federal judge in Boston ruled that the government is “required” to continue providing SNAP benefits, but that she would give officials until Nov. 3 to decide how to do so.

Get live updates and the latest news as the government shutdown hits the one month mark, with Trump administration promising military paychecks but not SNAP funds.

The Senate on Tuesday failed to reopen the federal government for the 13th time, as the shutdown hit the four-week mark. It failed in a 54-45 vote. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits are days away from running out,

The government shutdown stretched into Day 27 on Monday as the stalemate over how to reopen the government continues. Follow live updates here.

The rulings came a day before the Department of Agriculture planned to freeze payments to the nation’s biggest food aid program because it said it could no longer keep funding it due to the shutdown.

A federal judge on Friday ordered the Department of Agriculture to tap its emergency funds to keep the program feeding millions of Americans afloat amid the government shutdown. U.S. District

Follow live updates on the Trump administration and national politics as the president says a trade deal with South Korea has been “pretty much finalized” during his tour of Asia.