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Oct. 31, 2025, 2:15 p.m. ET2 minutes ago
Trump Administration Live Updates: Government Ordered to Pay Food Stamp Benefits During Shutdown
The Trump administration has said it would not use billions of dollars set aside for SNAP to address funding emergencies when funding for the program runs out this weekend.Credit...Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times
Where Things Stand- Food stamps: A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to use emergency funds to pay for food stamps during the federal shutdown. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP, aids roughly 42 million people and was set to run out of funds on Saturday without intervention.
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Oct. 31, 2025, 2:08 p.m. ET10 minutes ago
Tony Romm
Economic policy reporter
A federal court on Friday ordered the Trump administration to pay for food stamps during the government shutdown.
In a ruling issued from the bench, Judge John J. McConnell, of the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island, sided with nonprofits and other groups, and told the Trump administration it “must distribute” aid using a set of emergency funds — and potentially other sources — and pay the benefits as soon as possible.
The order came as another federal judge in Massachusetts separately ordered the Trump administration to indicate by Monday if it would provide either full or partial SNAP benefits in November.
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