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Two federal judges ordered the Trump administration to keep SNAP funded with emergency reserves, stopping a plan to freeze benefits at the start of November. The ruling undercut an administration argument that the shutdown left it no choice, and it immediately raised pressure on USDA to explain how quickly households would actually see money reload on their cards.
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Two federal judges ordered the Trump administration to keep SNAP funded with emergency reserves, stopping a plan to freeze benefits at the start of November. The ruling undercut an administration argument that the shutdown left it no choice, and it immediately raised pressure on USDA to explain how quickly households would actually see money reload on their cards.
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Two federal judges ordered the Trump administration to keep SNAP funded with emergency reserves, stopping a plan to freeze benefits at the start of November. The ruling undercut an administration argument that the shutdown left it no choice, and it immediately raised pressure on USDA to explain how quickly households would actually see money reload on their cards.
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