Trump administration must fund SNAP payments during the shutdown, judges rule

Two federal judges ruled nearly simultaneously on Friday that President Donald Trump’s administration must continue to fund SNAP, the nation’s biggest food aid program, using contingency funds during the government shutdown.

It wasn’t immediately clear how quickly the debit cards that beneficiaries use to buy groceries could be reloaded after the ruling. That process often takes one to two weeks.

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    2 days ago

    Feeding the poor in a very public way is a good way for authoritarians to build good will at very low cost.

    Yeah but that would take intelligence. Plus he wouldn’t want to risk accidentally helping anyone besides himself.