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Federal government shutdown threatens SNAP food aid as several states scramble to help

A handful of states rolled out plans to use their own funds to provide benefits as the SNAP federal food aid program runs dry

Dozens of States Sue Trump Administration Over Planned Food Stamp Cuts

More than two dozen states sued over the administration's refusal to fund food stamps during the shutdown, seeking to spare roughly tens of millions from hunger.

Map: See the number of SNAP participants by county as benefit lapse looms

Over 40 million Americans could lose access to federal food assistance Saturday if the government shutdown continues into November.
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Half the Country Sues Trump for Using Shutdown to Slash SNAP Funding

Nearly two dozen states are suing the Trump administration for failing to salvage SNAP benefits amid the ongoing government shutdown. Approximately 42 million Americans—about one in eight people—that participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program stand to go hungry after November 1,
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