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The Trump administration says it is working to comply with a federal judge’s order to provide full SNAP benefits for November.
How a six-week shutdown froze SNAP for 41 million Americans—and what families are doing to eat in the meantime.
A federal judge has ordered the U.S. government to fully fund SNAP benefits for Nov., providing relief for thousands of Georgia families who feared losing critical food assistance amid the ongoing government shutdown.
The Trump administration battled in court over an order to start paying food aid immediately. For a deeper look into the impact of the shutdown on families who rely on SNAP benefits, Aman Nawaz spoke with Eric Mitchell,
Officials in several states — including California, Kansas, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin — said SNAP recipients were beginning to receive monthly benefits by Friday afternoon. “Food benefits are now beginning to flow back to California families,” said California Governor Gavin Newsom, whose state has roughly 5.5 million SNAP recipients.
Long lines have formed at food pantries across the U.S. as federal food benefits were cut off due to the government shutdown.
Beneficiaries should have access to their full benefits by the end of the day on Friday, Nov. 7,” the Kansas Department for Children and Families posted on its website Friday.
() - Nevada Senate Democrats are looking at locally funding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, as a court ordered the Trump administration to fully fund the program. The administration Friday said it would follow the order and fully fund SNAP benefits,
After furloughs and SNAP benefits, the latest pressure on Congress to end the shutdown is coming from canceled flights hurting travel.
With the shutdown scrambling air traffic, prompting long lines at food banks and forcing people to work without pay, tempers are flaring. But President Trump made clear again he won't negotiate with Democrats on future policy decisions until the government reopens.