Trump must replenish SNAP food aid benefits, judges rule

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Judges order the Trump administration to use contingency funds for SNAP payments during the shutdown
Two federal judges ruled nearly simultaneously on Friday that President Donald Trump’s administration must continue to fund SNAP, the nation’s biggest food aid program, using contingency funds during...

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Two judges rule Trump must fund SNAP benefits during government shutdown
Judges Could Rule on the Fate of SNAP Food Aid as Deadline Nears for Shutdown to End Payments
US judge blocks Trump administration from suspending food aid benefits
A federal judge in Rhode Island on Friday blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from suspending all food aid for millions of Americans amid the ongoing government shutdown.

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Food bank president expects nearly 60% increase in need ‘likely overnight’ as SNAP deadline nears
Trump administration cannot suspend SNAP benefits, judges rule
Judges could rule on the fate of SNAP food aid as deadline nears for shutdown to end payments
Government lawyers say a contingency fund containing some $5 billion cannot legally be used to maintain SNAP, a program that costs about $8 billion a month.

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Live updates: Trump administration must fund SNAP payments during the shutdown, judges rule
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