In a major reversal, President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that no SNAP food assistance will be funded until the government reopens. The announcement violates court rulings from federal judges who ordered the federal government to use emergency funds to keep the program funded.
On Monday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, in a court filing, stated that it would disperse $4.65 billion in partial funding from a contingency fund but would not provide an additional $4 billion from other accounts to cover full benefits for November. Read more at www.thegrio.com.
