U.S. lawmakers on Friday, Oct. 31, remained deadlocked as the federal government shutdown marked 30 days.

More than a million federal employees are facing financial pressures as paychecks stop.

But on Friday there was some reprieve for the most vulnerable after a judge blocked the suspension of the government’s food aid program.

CGTN’s Owen Fairclough has the latest from Washington, D.C.

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