Overview
- U.S. District Judge John J. McConnell Jr. ordered the administration to make full November SNAP funding available by Friday.
- Vice President J.D. Vance said the administration will not act under a federal judge’s orders, citing its own view of the law.
- President Donald Trump has stated SNAP funds will be released only when the government reopens.
- The administration has appealed the ruling to the First Circuit Court of Appeals, according to Blaze Media.
- USDA outlined a partial plan using about $4.65 billion in contingency funds and opposed tapping Section 32 child-nutrition money, while acknowledging payment execution would take weeks.