Topline
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to fully fund November’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits by Friday after the White House earlier said it would only provide 50% of the funding.
Key Facts
Rhode Island-based District Judge John McConnell on Thursday issued an order insisting that the Trump administration must disburse the full amount of SNAP benefits for November, criticizing the president for threatening to leave the roughly 42 million Americans who rely on the program in financial hardship.
