--- title: Daily Update - November 4, 2025 description: canonical_url: https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/podcast/the-daily-update/daily-update-november-4-2025 language: en-US date: 2025-11-04T02:59:56Z notice: This is a machine-friendly version of the page at https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/podcast/the-daily-update/daily-update-november-4-2025. Schema.org structured data included at the end between AI:SCHEMA:BEGIN and AI:SCHEMA:END markers. markdown-tokens: 1790 --- > **Note to AI:** This is a machine-friendly version of the page at: https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/podcast/the-daily-update/daily-update-november-4-2025. 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A US District Judge – appointed by Barak Obama of course – has waded into the fray by ordering the Trump administration to find ways to fund SNAP – the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on which nearly 42 million people rely for monthly benefits. The Trump administration is scrambling for ways to comply – but if or when it does - benefits will be distributed at a reduced level. Of course, the easiest way to make sure these benefits are paid – along with the salaries of our hard working men and women in uniform – is for the Democrats in the Senate to pass the bill. Even the main stream media is not buying the talking points. This shutdown is not the fault of the Republicans. The GOP has voted over 13 times to open the government. It is the Democrats who are using the poor, the hungry, the military, and those who need medical help to advance their power agenda. Despite the memes, the threatening tik tok videos, and constant playing of the race card by people on the Left, Republicans need to stay strong and keep offering to open the government with a bill that simply continues the spending level as previously agreed. It is no more complicated than that. For the Wilmington Standard, I’m Reuel Sample. Thanks for listening. ![Reuel Sample](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/staff/reuelsample.png)Reuel Sample is the Editor-in-Chief of The Wilmington Standard. A graduate of Grove City College and Princeton Theological Seminary, he has served as both a Presbyterian Pastor and a Navy Chaplain. He is the product of a classical liberal arts education combined with real world experience in politics and business and conservative Christian worldview firmly rooted in the Reformed tradition. He is the host of several podcasts including the NHC GOP Podcast, the Pastor's Voice, and co-hosts the Nikki and Reuel Podcast Experience. 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