New Delhi, Nov. 1 -- After celebrating a Halloween bash at the White House with superhero cosplayers and his own lookalikes, US President Donald Trump is off to Mar-a-Lago for another Halloween party. But for many Americans, the festive cheer has been dampened by the very real fear of losing food stamp benefits.

With the US government shutdown crossing the 30-day mark, assistance under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) has dried up, putting a whopping 41.7 million Americans at risk.

In fact, the situation has become so dire that relatively better off Americans reportedly started handing out shelf-stable family food like ramen, macaroni, and canned soups instead of candy to trick-or-treaters this Halloween, anticipatin...