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TRUMP APPEALS: Court asked to halt full SNAP payments

The Trump administration filed an emergency appeal asking a federal court to block an order requiring full November SNAP payments to roughly 42 million beneficiaries, escalating a legal and humanitarian standoff amid the record government shutdown.

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42 million - SNAP recipients affected by the funding dispute

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