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Judge Orders Administration to Make Full SNAP Payments

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A federal judge in Rhode Island on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to find the money to fully fund SNAP benefits for November. The ruling by US District Judge John J.
A federal judge in Rhode Island on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to find the money to fully fund SNAP benefits for November. The ruling by US District Judge John J. McConnell Jr. was in response to a challenge from cities and nonprofits complaining that the government was only offering to cover 65% of the maximum benefit. The administration said it would rely on $4.65 billion on emergency funding, the AP reports.

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