Trump administration must fully fund food aid benefits by Friday, US judge rules

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Trump administration to use emergency funds to pay partial food aid benefits

(Reuters) -A federal judge on Thursday ordered U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration to fully fund food aid for 42 million low-income Americans in November by Friday, blocking its plan to only provide reduced benefits during the government shutdown.

(Reporting by Nate Raymond in Boston)