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Will SNAP benefits be paid in November? Here’s what we know about the judges’ rulings
Two federal judges have ordered the Trump administration to use emergency funds to provide at least partial food stamp benefits to tens of millions of Americans in November, as the federal government shutdown drags on.

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Donald Trump Gives Update on SNAP Benefit Funding
Federal judge orders Trump administration to pay SNAP benefits out of contingency fund
US judge blocks Trump administration from halting Snap food benefits
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from halting food aid used by more than 40 million low-income Americans amid the ongoing US government shutdown.

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Trump administration cannot suspend food aid benefits, US judges rule
Two federal judges require Trump administration tap into emergency funds to partially cover food stamp benefits
Will SNAP food benefits be cut? 2 judges say Trump administration must fund program
"There is no doubt and it is beyond argument that irreparable harm will begin to occur if it hasn't already occurred in the terror it has caused some people about the availability of funding for food...

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Judge questions the Trump administration's plan to suspend SNAP benefits for millions
Judges order the Trump administration to use contingency funds for SNAP payments during the shutdown

42M lose SNAP benefits despite efforts to fund the food program

Some 42 million recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits will have to wait for them to be restored after losing them on Saturday.

SNAP funding is set to lapse Nov. 1, leaving recipients empty-handed. Here's what experts say.

With food-stamp funding set to lapse Saturday, recipients are asking what happens to their benefits — and when help might resume.

‘It’s scary’: SNAP recipients brace for fallout as benefits vanish during shutdown

The government shutdown has frozen SNAP funding for 42 million Americans. Food banks warn shelves are emptying fast as states struggle to fill the gap.

Trump hosted 'Great Gatsby' Halloween party hours before SNAP funding lapsed

President Donald Trump has come under fire after he hosted a "Great Gatsby" themed Halloween party just hours before millions of Americans lost their SNAP benefits.

SNAP benefits cut off during shutdown, driving long lines at food pantries

Long lines have formed at food pantries across the U.S. as federal food benefits were cut off due to the government shutdown.

Millions may lose out on SNAP benefits, but why do so many Americans rely on them?

While a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to release contingency plan funds for the SNAP food program, it remains to be seen if these funds will be available to help feed Americans this weekend.

Trump says he has asked court to 'clarify' SNAP ruling with funding set to lapse

A federal judge in Rhode Island has ordered the Trump administration to distribute SNAP contingency money "as soon as possible."

SNAP in limbo as government shutdown hits Day 32. Live updates

The pain of the shutdown is being felt by millions of other Americans as the federal government enters Day 32 of a funding squabble.
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