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The Trump administration is required to report to separate federal judges on Monday about their plan to fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, as benefits for nearly 42 million people reliant on the program expired over the weekend.The U.S Department of Agriculture said it planned to withhold payments to the program starting Saturday, but in two cases, federal judges ordered the Trump administration to restore funding to SNAP.One judge ordered the Trump administration to report on how it plans to fund the program, whether in full by Monday at noon or partially by Wednesday through a $3 billion emergency fund. The other asked for an update by the end of the day on Monday. The disruptions to SNAP have already led to real-world consequences. Long lines formed at food pantries across the country as families and furloughed federal workers leaned on charities for help. Meanwhile, pressure is mounting for lawmakers in Washington to end the shutdown as Republicans and Democrats continue to blame each other for failing to keep the government and SNAP funded. While speaking to reporters Sunday, President Donald Trump responded on whether he would negotiate a deal to end the shutdown."We have voted 14 times to open the country, and vote to keep it closed, President Donald Trump said. "All they have to do is vote to open the country."Trump is determined that enough Democrats will eventually vote with Republicans to end the shutdown. In the meantime, he's leaning on Senate Republicans to get rid of the filibuster, allowing them to pass bills along party lines, though Republican leader John Thune, R-North Dakota, says they will not do that. President Trump also said he does not plan to consider Democrats' demands to change healthcare policy in exchange for ending the shutdown."We want to reopen the government," House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, said in an interview Sunday. "We want to enact the bipartisan spending agreement that actually makes life better for everyday Americans."It's unclear when SNAP beneficiaries will see their debit cards reloaded, and if the money will come in time now that Thanksgiving is around the corner. The consequences of the shutdown are being felt elsewhere, too.Flight delays piled up over the weekend, with air traffic controller-related shortages reportedly causing delays at major airports in places like Newark, Dallas, Houston, and Chicago. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned travelers may see even more disruptions the longer controllers go unpaid. In an interview Sunday, Duffy said flying would remain safe but also reversed a previous threat, saying he does not plan on firing air traffic controllers who don't show up to work.The Low Income Heat and Energy Assistance Program is also out of money. As Hearst Television reported earlier in the year, the Trump administration planned to end the $4 billion program that helps six million people. Congress was likely to fund LIHEAP anyway, but states, which run the program with federal government funds, haven't received the funds due to the shutdown.Watch the latest coverage on the federal government shutdown:PHNjcmlwdCB0eXBlPSJ0ZXh0L2phdmFzY3JpcHQiPiFmdW5jdGlvbigpeyJ1c2Ugc3RyaWN0Ijt3aW5kb3cuYWRkRXZlbnRMaXN0ZW5lcigibWVzc2FnZSIsKGZ1bmN0aW9uKGUpe2lmKHZvaWQgMCE9PWUuZGF0YVsiZGF0YXdyYXBwZXItaGVpZ2h0Il0pe3ZhciB0PWRvY3VtZW50LnF1ZXJ5U2VsZWN0b3JBbGwoImlmcmFtZSIpO2Zvcih2YXIgYSBpbiBlLmRhdGFbImRhdGF3cmFwcGVyLWhlaWdodCJdKWZvcih2YXIgcj0wO3I8dC5sZW5ndGg7cisrKXtpZih0W3JdLmNvbnRlbnRXaW5kb3c9PT1lLnNvdXJjZSl0W3JdLnN0eWxlLmhlaWdodD1lLmRhdGFbImRhdGF3cmFwcGVyLWhlaWdodCJdW2FdKyJweCJ9fX0pKX0oKTs8L3NjcmlwdD4=