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The Trump administration faces a Monday deadline to decide whether to comply with court orders to continue funding SNAP during the government shutdown, with ongoing legal battles over the use of contingency funds to prevent millions from losing food assistance.
During a government shutdown, President Trump previously used available funds to ensure SNAP benefits for millions of Americans, but currently, the administration claims no funds are available to do so, despite legal and procedural evidence suggesting otherwise, leading to accusations of political choice and law violations.
A group of 23 Democratic attorneys general sued the USDA to force the release of $5.5 billion in contingency funds to pay SNAP benefits during the government shutdown, which threatens to leave 42 million Americans without food assistance for the first time in the program's history, amid legal and political disputes over the funds' use.
The USDA announced it will not use contingency funds to pay for November SNAP benefits due to the government shutdown, risking the lapse of benefits for over 41 million people, with the agency citing legal restrictions and blaming Congressional Democrats for the shutdown.