President Donald Trump’s administration said Monday that it will partially fund SNAP after two judges issued rulings requiring it to keep the nation's largest food aid program running. The U.S. Department of Agriculture,

The Trump administration told a federal judge on Monday that it will comply with a court order to fund US food aid benefits for November during the government shutdown, but only at 50% of the amount that eligible households normally receive.

The Trump administration told a federal judge Monday it will deplete what remains of a $6 billion contingency fund to pay a portion of food stamp benefits in November amid the ongoing partial federal government shutdown.

President Donald Trump has until noon Monday to respond to a federal judge who ruled last week that food benefits must be reinstated.

The Trump administration said Monday it will pay partial food benefits this month after two federal judges ordered it to do so. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said it would pay benefits reduced by 50% to the 22 million households enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

President Donald Trump’s administration faces deadlines on Monday to tell two federal judges whether it will comply with court orders that it continue to fund the nation’s biggest food aid