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Trump Administration Must Make Food Stamp Payments Within Days, Judge Says

One day after ordering the Trump administration to keep SNAP funded during the shutdown, U.S. District Judge John J. McConnell set a tight timetable: make full food stamp payments by Monday or partial payments by Wednesday to avert hardship. Responding to the president's request, he pointed to two funding sources, including an emergency reserve and a tariff backed Agriculture Department account, to limit delays for roughly 42 million recipients. With the reserve below monthly needs, uncertainty remains. The White House budget office offered no comment, and the Justice Department said it was weighing emergency relief.

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