The USDA orders states to “undo” steps taken to issue full Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits after the Supreme Court temporarily paused a lower court order requiring the Trump administration to fully fund the program.

A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to provide full food benefits to roughly 42 million Americans enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program by Friday.

Judge Indira Talwani gives USDA until Saturday to answer states’ demand that it bear full liability for SNAP errors.

A directive from the U.S. Department of Agriculture has introduced fresh uncertainty for millions of Ohio and Pennsylvania residents who rely on food assistance through the Supplemental Nutrition Assi

In an update Friday morning, Gov. Gavin Newsom said some CalFresh recipients have received funds as a result of a federal judge’s order. There are 5.5 million state residents in the CalFresh food program, which is California’s version of the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP.

As the government shutdown continues, millions of Americans who depend on SNAP benefits to buy food remain in limbo. In an effort to help SNAP recipients, John Leary, the General Manager of George Street Co-op in New Brunswick,

The Trump administration agreed to issue partial benefits to SNAP recepients following two federal court rulings. However, the calculations and distributions could take anywhere from days to months.