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Trump’s USDA had been prepared to let November SNAP payments lapse during the shutdown, but federal judges forced the administration to keep the food-aid program running. By Monday, the White House had been pushed into a partial-funding posture that undercut its own hard-line messaging and left millions unsure exactly when or how much help would arrive.
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Trump’s USDA had been prepared to let November SNAP payments lapse during the shutdown, but federal judges forced the administration to keep the food-aid program running. By Monday, the White House had been pushed into a partial-funding posture that undercut its own hard-line messaging and left millions unsure exactly when or how much help would arrive.
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Trump’s USDA had been prepared to let November SNAP payments lapse during the shutdown, but federal judges forced the administration to keep the food-aid program running. By Monday, the White House had been pushed into a partial-funding posture that undercut its own hard-line messaging and left millions unsure exactly when or how much help would arrive.
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