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US judge blocks Trump administration from suspending food aid benefits
Federal judges ruled the Trump administration must use emergency funds to maintain SNAP benefits for over 40 million Americans during the shutdown, averting a major aid disruption.
- A federal judge ordered that the Trump administration must use contingency funds to continue Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program payments during the government shutdown, ensuring support for about 42 million Americans relying on it.
- U.S. District Judge John McConnell rejected the administration's argument that SNAP benefits cannot be funded during the shutdown, stating that funds exist for this purpose according to law.
- Lawyers for SNAP recipients argued that the administration's refusal to fully fund the program violated a prior court order, and that previous administrations had continued funding during similar lapses.
- The Trump administration tied the funding of SNAP benefits to Congress reopening the government, placing the blame on their delays.
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Trump defies court order, blocks food aid for millions amid record shutdown
President Donald Trump has declared that his administration will defy two federal court orders requiring the government to release full Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, leaving tens of millions of people without the food aid they are entitled to as the government shutdown enters its 35th day. In a Truth Social post on Tuesday, […]
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