The Trump administration said today that it will provide partial food stamp benefits for November by tapping into the program’s contingency fund amid the ongoing government shutdown.

The Trump administration complied with a judge's order that it decide whether to pay partial or full food assistance despite a federal shutdown.

The Trump administration has committed to partially funding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program with a $4.65 billion payment -- but using emergency funds to pay for reduced SNAP benefits could take "a few weeks to up to several months,

President Donald Trump’s administration said Monday that it will partially fund SNAP after a pair of judges’ rulings required it to keep the food aid program running. The U.S. Department of Agriculture had planned to freeze payments to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program starting Nov.

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

The roughly 42 million Americans who receive food stamps will get only partial payments from the federal government this month, after the Trump administration told a federal judge that it would not tap additional funds.

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,