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Judge to consider demand to force the government to keep funding SNAP food aid despite the shutdown

Federal judge orders Trump administration to pay SNAP benefits out of contingency fund

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At This Point, SNAP Isn't About Food. It's About Tribute.

U.S. federal Judge John McConnell ordered President Donald Trump's administration on Friday to use emergency funds for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) "as soon as possible."

Wall Street Journal

U.S. federal Judge John McConnell ordered President Donald Trump's administration on Friday to use emergency funds for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) "as soon as possible."

SNAP, which is run by the Department of Agriculture (USDA), serves approximately 42 million Americans with incomes 130% below the federal poverty line and costs around $8 billion monthly, making it a major component of the nation's social safety net that faces suspension starting Saturday.

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SNAP, which is run by the Department of Agriculture (USDA), serves approximately 42 million Americans with incomes 130% below the federal poverty line and costs around $8 billion monthly, making it a major component of the nation's social safety net that faces suspension starting Saturday.

Twenty-five <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.verity.news/story/2025/-states-sue-trump-admin-over-snap-benefits-suspension">Democratic-led states and Washington, D.C., filed a lawsuit</a> challenging the <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.verity.news/story/2025/government-shutdown-halts-snap-benefits-for-m-americans">Trump administration's decision to halt SNAP benefits</a>, arguing that contingency funds, totaling about $5 billion, must be used to continue the program.

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Newsmax

Twenty-five Democratic-led states and Washington, D.C., filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's decision to halt SNAP benefits, arguing that contingency funds, totaling about $5 billion, must be used to continue the program.

The Trump administration defended its position by arguing it cannot legally tap emergency reserves for SNAP during the shutdown, reversing an earlier USDA plan that indicated contingency money would be used to maintain benefits.</span

The New York Times

The Trump administration defended its position by arguing it cannot legally tap emergency reserves for SNAP during the shutdown, reversing an earlier USDA plan that indicated contingency money would be used to maintain benefits.

Several states, including Louisiana, New Mexico, Vermont and New York announced plans to use state funds to provide temporary food assistance, while states like Alabama, Texas, Kansas and Florida have not taken action to protect benefits.

Several states, including Louisiana, New Mexico, Vermont and New York announced plans to use state funds to provide temporary food assistance, while states like Alabama, Texas, Kansas and Florida have not taken action to protect benefits.

The ruling, which another judge hinted at making on Thursday, comes one day before the program's funding was set to run out, which would have been the first time in its 60-year history that SNAP payments would be interrupted due to a government shutdown.

The ruling, which another judge hinted at making on Thursday, comes one day before the program's funding was set to run out, which would have been the first time in its 60-year history that SNAP payments would be interrupted due to a government shutdown.

This is the morally and legally correct decision, as Trump was deliberately withholding emergency funds despite having legal authority to release them, using hunger as a political weapon. The USDA's own shutdown plan contradicts their public claims, proving they can access contingency funds to feed 42 million Americans. This manufactured crisis exposes a president who's abandoned constitutional limits to consolidate power while Congress has abdicated its responsibility to govern.

This is the morally and legally correct decision, as Trump was deliberately withholding emergency funds despite having legal authority to release them, using hunger as a political weapon. The USDA's own shutdown plan contradicts their public claims, proving they can access contingency funds to feed 42 million Americans. This manufactured crisis exposes a president who's abandoned constitutional limits to consolidate power while Congress has abdicated its responsibility to govern.

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Trump Is Straight Up Lying About SNAP Funding Just to Blame Democrats

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Democratic narrative

Democrats are the ones holding SNAP benefits hostage through their continued blocking of a government funding bill, while Senate Republicans voted 13 times to pass funding in the face of Democrat filibusters. The real issue isn't emergency funds but Democrats demanding $488 billion in Obamacare subsidies for families earning over $128,000. There's also rampant fraud within the SNAP system, and the president has every right to withhold benefits from those who don't need them.

Democrats are the ones holding SNAP benefits hostage through their continued blocking of a government funding bill, while Senate Republicans voted 13 times to pass funding in the face of Democrat filibusters. The real issue isn't emergency funds but Democrats demanding $488 billion in Obamacare subsidies for families earning over $128,000. There's also rampant fraud within the SNAP system, and the president has every right to withhold benefits from those who don't need them.

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