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In the nation’s capital, the House Rules Committee met Tuesday to take up a funding package to reopen the government. Lawmakers are expected to vote on Wednesday. With a possible end to the shutdown in sight, the Supreme Court extended the freeze on a lower court ruling ordering the Trump administration to pay full Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits in November. That means, for now, the government does not have to distribute about $4 billion in additional SNAP funding. The Supreme Court’s pause remains in place until midnight on Thursday. Some SNAP payments have trickled in for some recipients in North Texas, but many people say they’re not receiving even half their normal pay. NBC 5 spoke to a Dallas woman who received nine dollars for this month’s SNAP deposit. She asked that her identity be withheld, but said she’s the primary caregiver for two teenage grandsons. Under normal circumstances, she’d receive $284. “Yesterday, when I saw my card and it said $9, it liked to knock me off my feet,” she said. “I called the state to see if that was all I was getting. The equivalent of three dollars per person.” She said she wanted to share her story because she knows she’s not alone. Some of her family and neighbors checked their SNAP accounts to see just a fraction of their normal benefits. One of her neighbors shared her November status with NBC 5 as well. It was zero. Even if the government shutdown ends soon, it is unclear how quickly families will receive full SNAP benefits. Nearly 42 million people rely on SNAP. About 90% of those households have a child under 18, an elderly person or a person with disabilities. SNAP is being funded at about 60% due to the government shutdown. The woman we spoke to said she’s unsure of what the next several days will bring. “I don’t have dollars to stretch out,” she said. “I live in the senior community, and the North Texas Food Bank will be here tomorrow. So, I’ll go up there tomorrow and see what they have to give. And whatever they have, we will try to go up there and make it work.”

Toronto Maple Leafs coach Craig Berube wasn’t a fan of the hit Boston Bruins defenseman Nikita Zadorov laid on Scott Laughton on Saturday. The hit knocked Laughton out of the game, and he will remain out of the lineup on Tuesday when the teams rematch. Given that Laughton remains out of the lineup, Berube sent a message to the team to “get a lick” in on Zadorov if the opportunity presents itself. “Well, nobody would be happy with that. It’s a tough hit,” Berube said on Tuesday, via Sportsnet. “It should inject some fire in you, for sure. But we don’t want to be stupid either. “We gotta play the game. Yeah, opportunity arises to get a good lick on a guy, get a lick on a guy.” There was no penalty on the play, but it’s clear the Maple Leafs coach wasn’t a fan of Zadorov’s hit. He also thought the hit was dirty and felt like the Bruins’ defenseman hit Laughton in the head. Berube, however, was glad that Bobby McMann stood up for Laughton and fought Zadorov. “It was a great response by Bobby. He’s sticking up for his teammate,” Berube said after the game on Saturday. “I thought it was a head shot, I have to take a closer look at it, but I will.” The Bruins will host the Maple Leafs on Tuesday in a rematch of their game on Saturday, which Boston won 5-3. More Bruins: Zdeno Chara Reflects On Bruins Tenure In Hall Of Fame Speech