US EditionStates sue Trump administration to keep SNAP benefits during government shutdown
A coalition of 25 states and D.C. sued the USDA to release $6 billion in contingency funds to prevent SNAP benefits suspension affecting over 40 million Americans.
- Half of U.S. states have sued the Trump administration regarding plans to halt funding for food aid that serves over 40 million low-income Americans.
- The lawsuit, led by Democratic attorneys general in 25 states, claims that halting contingency funds would unlawfully deprive millions of groceries.
- SNAP benefits support more than 41 million low- and no-income Americans, equivalent to about 1 in 8 U.S. residents.
- SNAP benefits will not resume until the government shutdown is resolved or a court mandates the use of contingency funds.
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States sue US Department of Agriculture over SNAP funding suspension
Twenty-six states sued the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Tuesday in the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts for the department’s suspension of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) during the government shutdown. The USDA sent a letter to the states on October 24, 2025, suspending the allotment of SNAP benefits because the government shutdown has prevented the passage of a new appropriations bill providing…
Hawaii joins states suing Trump administration over SNAP halt
WASHINGTON — More than two dozen states sued the Trump administration today over its recent refusal to fund food stamps during the government shutdown, seeking to spare roughly 42 million people from hunger and financial hardship starting in a matter of days. The states, including officials in Hawaii, California and Massachusetts, asked a federal judge to force Washington to tap emergency reserve money so families would not see an interruption …
CT joins lawsuit demanding Trump administration fund SN ‘They are weaponizing hunger’
Connecticut was among two dozen plaintiffs to sue the Trump administration Tuesday, asking a federal judge to order the administration to use $6 billion in available contingency funds to continue paying SNAP food assistance benefits during the partial shutdown of the federal government. In a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Boston, three governors and 22 attorneys general from blue states said the Trump administration’s suspension of SNAP…
Democratic states sue Trump admin over SNAP cuts set for this weekend
WASHINGTON D.C. – A coalition of Democratic-led states filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration today, challenging planned cuts to federal food assistance. Governors and attorneys general from 25 states and Washington D.C. are behind the suit. They claim the administration's cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are illegal. The White House responded,
Washington, Oct 28 (EFE).- A group of 25 states filed a lawsuit this Tuesday in a Massachusetts federal court against the administration of President Donald Trump, in an attempt to prevent the suspension of the benefits of the Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) during the partial closure of the government. According to the lawsuit, about 42 million Americans risk losing their food aid as of November 1, when federal funds are exhau…
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