Trump asks courts how to legally fund SNAP so Americans don’t ‘go hungry’ during shutdown

Published October 31, 2025 8:44pm ET



Trump administration lawyers are inquiring how the Department of Agriculture can legally tap into contingency funds to keep food stamps rolling during the government shutdown.

Federal judge Jack McConnell in Rhode Island ruled Friday that the Trump administration must use contingency funds to keep Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programs subsidized as the government shutdown nears its 32nd day.

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