Two federal judges issued orders Friday blocking the Trump administration from halting SNAP (food assistance) benefits for 42 million low-income Americans amid the government shutdown. In Boston, Judge Indira Talwani ruled the USDA's plan illegal, citing a $6 billion contingency reserve that must be used, and gave the administration until Monday to respond on providing November benefits. In Rhode Island, Judge John J. McConnell Jr. granted a temporary restraining order requiring continued payments, calling the halt arbitrary and contrary to congressional mandates. The rulings stem from lawsuits by 25 Democratic-led states (plus D.C.) and nonprofits, preventing a cutoff effective for November despite lapsed fiscal year funding.
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