Two federal judges on Friday ordered President Donald Trump's administration to resume funding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), directing the use of emergency reserves to keep the nation's largest food aid program running during the ongoing government shutdown.
The nearly simultaneous rulings from U.S. District Judges John J. McConnell in Rhode Island and Indira Talwani in Massachusetts came after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said it would halt SNAP payments starting Nov. 1, claiming it lacked authority to continue funding. The program, which serves roughly one in eight Americans, costs about $8 billion monthly and is a cornerstone of the country's social safety net, reported Fortune.
