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The Trump administration said Monday that it will partially fund food assistance programs

through November. The announcement comes just days after two federal judges ordered the government

to keep SNAP running during the shutdown. According to reporters, the USDA plan to freeze

payments starting November 1st, saying it couldn't legally fund the program

while the government was shut down.

But rulings out of Massachusetts and Rhode Island now require the agency to use at least

$5 billion in contingency funds to pay out the benefits.

SNAP, which helps nearly 42 million Americans, or about one and eight people, costs

nearly $8 billion a month. The average recipients get around $190 in food aid, but this

month they were told the well had run dry.

We're giving money away to foreign countries and our people need to be fed here now.

It's still unclear how much people will receive or when.

Recharging those benefit cards take up to two weeks in some states.

Judge John McConnell in Rhode Island gave the administration until Wednesday

to issue payments and ruled that work requirement waivers for older adults and veterans may continue.

President Trump said on social media, he doesn't want the American people to go hungry

and told lawyers to prepare payments as soon as possible. Meanwhile, food banks

and state governments have been scrambling to fill the gap. And advocates warned that even

short delays could leave millions choosing between groceries and rent. And on Tuesday,

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