A US federal judge in Rhode Island ordered the Trump administration to fully fund SNAP by Friday, accusing officials of withholding aid for political reasons and warning that 16 million children are at risk of going hungry. The order follows partial payments during the longest shutdown in US history. The White House said it plans to appeal but will comply. At a White House dinner, Trump blamed Democrats and said too many undeserving people use SNAP, while Vice President JD Vance criticized the court. Advocacy group Democracy Forward hailed the decision.

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