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 …
Hawaii among dozens of states suing administration over food stamp cuts | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
WASHINGTON >> More than two dozen states, including Hawaii, sued the Trump administration Tuesday over its recent refusal to fund food stamps during the government shutdown, as roughly 42 million low-income aid recipients confronted the risk of hunger and financial hardship starting within days.
Coalition of Democrat-run states sue Trump admin over lapse in SNAP funding
Dozens of Democrat-run states have sued the Trump administration for refusing to utilize the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program’s (SNAP) contingency funds to issue food benefits during the government shutdown.
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