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Judges Halt SNAP Cuts: Courts Force Trump to Fund Food Aid

Federal judges in multiple courts blocked the administration from cutting SNAP, ordering the use of contingency funds to keep benefits flowing to roughly 42 million Americans amid the prolonged government shutdown

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42 million - Americans who rely on SNAP benefits at risk during the shutdown

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"I do NOT want Americans to go hungry" — President Donald Trump

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