US EditionUS judge blocks Trump administration from suspending food aid benefits
Two federal judges ordered the Trump administration to use $5 billion in contingency funds to maintain SNAP benefits for 42 million Americans during the government shutdown.
- Two federal judges ruled that the Trump administration must continue to fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program using contingency funds during the government shutdown, which affects millions of Americans.
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture had planned to freeze SNAP payments before the court's ruling, claiming insufficient funds due to the shutdown.
- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell emphasized the legal obligation of the Trump administration to maintain SNAP benefits, stating the importance of urgency.
- The rulings emphasize that the USDA must utilize contingency funds to prevent unnecessary hardship for Americans relying on SNAP benefits.
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Virginia, Maryland leaders react to decision to only partially fund SNAP benefits
Political leaders in Maryland and Virginia have conflicting opinions on President Donald Trump’s administration’s announcement Monday to only partially fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for the month of November. The White House plans to use about $4.65 billion from the SNAP contingency fund to partially fulfill the benefits. The Department of Agriculture, which oversees SNAP, had planned to freeze payments starting Nov. 1 becau…
Trump Vows to Withhold ‘SNAP BENEFITS’ Until Government Is Reopened
(AP Photo/John McDonnell) President Donald Trump warned Tuesday he will not allow federal food benefits to be paid until the government reopens in a hardened position that puts millions of low-income households directly in the political blast zone. Two federal courts only last week ruled that the administration must pay at least partial Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits during the ongoing government shutdown. SNAP support…
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