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Judges Save SNAP: Courts Order Benefits to Continue

Two federal judges ordered the Trump administration to use contingency funds to continue SNAP payments as the government shutdown threatened to cut off aid for roughly 42 million Americans, forcing the White House to scramble legal options and states to step in.

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42 million - Americans reliant on SNAP who faced possible disruption during the shutdown

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

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Judges Order SNAP Funding to Continue - Benefits Protected

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