LOADING ERROR LOADINGThe Trump administration said Monday it will pay partial food benefits this month after two federal judges ordered it to do so. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said it would pay benefits reduced by 50% to the 22 million households enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The USDA previously said it couldn’t tap a contingency fund to pay November’s SNAP benefits during the ongoing government shutdown, which has dragged on since October as Senate Democrats refuse to vote for a government funding bill that doesn’t address the expiration of health insurance subsidies. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (Minn.), the top Democrat on the Senate Agriculture Committee, said Monday the administration should use the tariff money to pay the full benefit amount. “The courts have ordered the administration to use its contingency fund to partially cover food assistance to families in need this month — and have made clear it can use its transfer authorities to fully fund SNAP,” Klobuchar said in a statement.

Source: Huffington Post November 03, 2025 23:51 UTC