Trump administration will partially fund SNAP in November
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Republicans say funding for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits -- formerly known as food stamps -- will run out on Nov. 1 due to the federal government shutdown, and there's nothing they can do about it.
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.