AFN News Update | November 12, 2025

In this news update:

-House lawmakers are meeting today; they could potentially put an end to what is now the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history.

-The Supreme Court extended an order blocking full SNAP payments on Tuesday.

-A federal judge is scheduled to hear arguments today about whether a spending law passed in July that ended Medicaid reimbursements for Planned Parenthood can remain in effect while legal challenges continue.

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