BOSTON >> President Donald Trump’s administration cannot suspend food aid for millions of Americans during the ongoing government shutdown, two federal judges ruled today, saying the government must use contingency funds to pay for the benefits.

The Trump administration cannot suspend food aid during the ongoing government shutdown, two federal judges ruled on Friday, adding the government must pay using contingency funds.

Two federal judges ruled on Friday that the Trump administration must continue to pay for SNAP, the nation’s biggest food aid program, using emergency reserve funds during the government shut...

Oct. 31 (UPI) -- Those who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program shoudl continue to do so in November and possibly beyond after two federal court rulings ordered program funding.

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.

President Donald Trump's administration has been compelled to fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, also known as food stamps) through November, after a decision by a federal judge.ABC News reported Friday that U.S. District Judge John J. McConnell (an appointee of former Preside...

Two federal judges ruled nearly simultaneously on Friday that President Donald Trump’s administration must continue to pay for SNAP, the nation’s biggest food aid program, using emergency reserve funds during the government shutdown. The judges in Massachusetts and Rhode Island gave the administration leeway on whether to fund the program…

"The nonfunding of SNAP benefits must be declared unlawful and set aside," the lawsuit reads.