Government shutdown updates: Senate vote marks step towards ending federal shutdown

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to make a payment to fully fund SNAP for the month of November by Friday.

"People have gone without for too long, not making payments to them for even another day is simply unacceptable," said Judge John J. McConnell Jr.

Judge McConnell directly rebuked President Donald Trump for starting "his intent to defy" a court order by saying earlier this week that SNAP will not be funded until the government reopens.

"In fact, the day before the compliance was ordered, the president stated his intent to defy the court order when he said, 'SNAP payments will be given only when the government opens,'" the judge said.

The White House, after Trump's comments, insisted it was complying with the court order.

Judge McConnell criticized the Trump administration for only making a partial payment when it had additional emergency funds and knew the payments would not be delivered in time to comply with his court order.

"Without SNAP funding for the month of November, 16 million children are immediately at risk of going hungry," said Judge McConnell. "Children are immediately at risk of going hungry. This should never happen in America."

-ABC News' Peter Charalambous

President Donald Trump once again called for Senate Republicans to end the filibuster as a way to end the ongoing government shutdown.

Asked if it's time for Republicans in Congress to change their negotiating position given disruptions in air travel and other affects of the shutdown, Trump instead reiterated his position on the filibuster.

"I think it's time for them to end the filibuster and just put everybody back to work," the president said in the Oval Office Thursday.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune has said there are not the necessary votes among Senate Republicans to change the Senate rules.

Speaker Mike Johnson reiterated that he will not promise House Democrats a vote by a date certain on the Affordable Care Act subsidies -- something Senate Majority Leader John Thune has offered to Democrats in his chamber.

"No," Johnson declared at a news conference in the Capitol. "Because we did our job, and I am not part of that negotiation. The House did its job on Sept. 19. I am not promising anybody anything. I am going to let this process play out."

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries fired back in response to the speaker’s remarks at his news conference.

"Well, Mike Johnson has claimed over the last several weeks that Republicans are the party of health care. That's a joke. Why does this guy keep lying to the American people week after week after week?” Jeffries said.

-ABC News' Lauren Peller

Senate Majority Leader John Thune continues to search for a path to reopen the government while Democrats huddle again privately Thursday.

"Hopefully they'll come out of there with 10 or more that are willing to vote open the government. We'll find out," Thune told reporters after he opened the floor on Thursday morning.

Thune has hinted that senators may work through the weekend, depending on the progress in the upper chamber.

"If there's a path forward to vote, whether that's today, tomorrow, Saturday, we'll stay and do that," Thune said. "If the far left wins out in this and the Dems dig in, then I don't know. We'll see."

-ABC News' John Parkinson