FOOD AID may be at risk due to the government shutdown (Shutterstock).

Federal food aid will run out Saturday, Nov 1., placing new financial pressures on families that rely on assistance from Uncle Sam to put food on the table.

According to the Associated Press, this announcement follows the decision by the Trump administration to not draw from $5 billion in contingency funds to help fund SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) that serves about one in eight Americans buy food.

Republicans are blaming Democrats –and Democrats slamming Republicans – in the Senate deadlock that has led to a government shutdown that started on Oct. 1.

At issue are tax credits to pay for medical expenses for the needy.

Newsom considers White House run

Will California Gov. Gavin Newsom be a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2028? Maybe.

GOV. GAVIN NEWSOM (Governor’s Office).

On the CBS News Sunday Morning program, he was asked if he would seriously consider a run for the White House in ’28? He replied, “Yeah,” conceding that to deny that would “be lying, and I can’t do that.”

The New York Times noted that Newsom, as a two-term governor, is “termed out” and can’t run for California’s top job again.

Newsom has recently been vocal in criticizing President Donald Trump’s policies and has taken to mocking him.

Other potential candidates that have surfaced recently are Rahm Emanuel, former Chicago mayor, and Kamala Harris, the former vice president.

Sports: Buckeyes still no. 1

The unbeaten Ohio State Buckeye football team remains atop the AP Top 25 released on Sunday. They’re 7-0 with 54 first place votes. The rest of the top five are Indiana (8-0), Texas A&M (8-0), Alabama (7-1) and Georgia (7-1).

The rest of the top 10 is Oregon (7-1), Ole Miss (7-1), Georgia Tech (8-0), Vanderbilt (7-1) and Miami (6-1).
USC (5-2) is 23rd.

Weather: Roller coaster rolls on

The up-and-down temperatures that we’ve seen in our West Orange County cities will continue in the coming days. The forecast for Monday calls for a daytime high of 75 with an overnight low of 57. There will be clouds in the morning and sun in the afternoon.

Tuesday will warm to 85 (59) with partly cloudy skies. The thermometer will rise to 87 (60) on Wednesday with sunny skies, then drop to 80 (58), also with sun.