US EditionStates sue Trump administration to keep SNAP benefits during government shutdown
A coalition of 25 states and D.C. filed suit to block SNAP benefit cuts, arguing $6 billion in contingency funds remain unused amid the government shutdown, affecting 42 million people.
- 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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Dozens of States Sue Trump Administration over Suspending SNAP Benefits
The U.S. federal government shutdown has entered its 29th day. The Senate yesterday failed for the 13th time to pass a Republican-backed spending bill that would end the shutdown. Meanwhile, 25 states and Washington, D.C., are suing the Trump administration over the suspension of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, SNAP. The states are asking a federal judge in Massachusetts to order the Department of Agriculture to provide SNAP food a
Wisconsin joins bipartisan coalition of states suing Trump administration over SNAP
Reading Time: 2 minutes A bipartisan coalition of state officials, including Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul, sued the Department of Agriculture on Tuesday to keep the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program partially funded through November. In a press release obtained by NOTUS ahead of the lawsuit being filed, New York Attorney General Letitia James argued the administration is unlawfully allowing SNAP to run out of funding when it has …
Trump Pledges To Fund SNAP Amid Shutdown Crisis, But Details Remain Elusive
President Donald Trump suggested his administration is seeking a path to fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits despite the ongoing 29-day government shutdown, a move that comes as the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirms benefits will lapse for approximately 42 million low- and no-income Americans on November 1st. Speaking to reporters aboard […] Trump Pledges To Fund SNAP Amid Shutdown Crisis, But Details …
SNAP halt sparks concern among Catholic charitable groups
About 42 million Americans who rely on food stamps through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will lose those benefits Nov. 1. 2025, without enactment of a spending bill. / Credit: Jeff Bukowski/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 29, 2025 / 12:27 pm (CNA). Catholic charitable groups that provide food to needy families are voicing concern about the expected stoppage of federal food assistance programs as the government …
25 States Suing Trump USDA for Gutting Food Aid to 40 million Americans
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Twenty-five attorneys general across the country and three governors have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture and its Secretary, Brooke Rollins, after the agency moved to suspend the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, better known as SNAP, which helps more than 40 million Americans buy food each month.
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25 States Sue USDA to Keep Food Stamp Benefits From Stopping
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