Court Leaves Order In Place Requiring Trump Admin To Provide Full SNAP Benefits

The Trump administration is appealing a judge’s order to fully fund the SNAP food aid program this month. A U-S district judge directed the administration to distribute November’s full SNAP benefits. But Trump officials have asked a federal appeals court to block the order. The administration said it doesn’t want to spend more money than is available in a contingency fund. Federal food aid to tens of millions of Americans has been cut because of the ongoing government shutdown.