US EditionTrump says he’s withholding SNAP benefits until shutdown ends
- On Tuesday, US President Donald Trump posted he would withhold Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits until Radical Left Democrats reopen the government, while a White House official declined to clarify.
- Chief Judge John J. McConnell Jr. ordered the United States Department of Agriculture on Saturday to use a contingency fund and issue reduced benefits by Wednesday, while the Justice Department said the administration was working `diligently` to comply.
- Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins posted on X that the USDA will assist states with system changes, and the one-person household reduced allotment is $149 for 48 states and D.C., causing delays.
- The Rhode Island State Council of Churches asked the court Tuesday to order full November SNAP payments, saying the government has funds and seeking a temporary restraining order against partial payments.
- Democrats called for using Section 32 authority to cover the remaining $4 billion, while Mitch McConnell demanded a response by Wednesday and scheduled a Thursday hearing.
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Trump States SNAP Will Only Be Funded Once Democrats Help End Shutdown
President Donald Trump announced that lapsed food aid benefits will only be resumed after the government shutdown comes to an end, the president announced on Tuesday. The move comes after two recent court orders requiring the president’s administration to use a contingency fund previously earmarked to keep Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits afloat, which, […]
Trump says no SNAP funds until shutdown ends
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the administration won’t pay food stamp benefits until after the partial government shutdown ends, in potential defiance of a federal court order and in conflict with what his administration told a judge Monday. His post on the social media site Truth Social came even as the Agriculture Department was giving state agencies directions on how to distribute partial Supplemental Nutrition Assistanc…
Talks to End Shutdown Intensity as Trump Threatens to Halt SNAP Food Aid
Signs of a potential end to the government shutdown intensified Tuesday with behind-the-scenes talks, as the federal closure was on track to become the longest ever disrupting the lives of millions of Americans. The post Talks to End Shutdown Intensity as Trump Threatens to Halt SNAP Food Aid appeared first on Mississippi Free Press.
Trump threatens food aid as cities, nonprofits ask judge to intervene | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
President Donald Trump created confusion on Tuesday when he said that food assistance aid for millions of Americans will be given out only when the federal government shutdown ends, as lawyers for cities and nonprofits urged a federal judge to force the White House to fully fund the benefits.
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