Judge blocks Trump administration from cutting Minnesota SNAP funds amid fraud-review dispute

A federal judge blocked the USDA from withholding about $80 million to administer Minnesota’s SNAP program while the state challenges the agency’s plan to complete an expedited fraud review for roughly 100,000 households, saying the 30-day deadline may violate federal law. The judge noted the state could fund the shortfall itself and that the case concerns administration funding rather than monthly benefits, keeping the funds in place pending the lawsuit.