Trump administration orders states to undo full SNAP payouts after Supreme Court ruling

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The Trump administration over the weekend ordered states to “undo” certain Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program payments recently sent out to beneficiaries. 

The Department of Agriculture issued the Saturday memo in response to a Supreme Court ruling released Friday evening that stayed a lower court’s ruling ordering the Trump administration to deliver full SNAP payments on hold while the matter plays out in an appeals court. 

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