Friday, October 31, 2025

Fed Judge Orders Trump to Use Emergency Fund for SNAP

A federal judge in Boston indicated Thursday that she will intervene in a high-stakes fight over the Trump administration's decision to not tap into billions of dollars in emergency funds to help cover food stamp benefits for tens of millions of Americans in November.

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NEW: A federal judge orders the government to continue SNAP benefits during the shutdown, while another judge calls the move to cut them "unlawful."

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-- NBC News (@nbcnews.com) Oct 31, 2025 at 2:38 PM

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"Right now, Congress has put money in an emergency fund for an emergency, and it's hard for me to understand how this isn't an emergency when there's no money and a lot of people are needing their SNAP benefits," US District Judge Indira Talwani said near the end of a hearing, referring to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, the formal name for food stamps."

Technically Congress, but Trump says he owns them, so.

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2025-10-30 09:29 PM

Pedo47 thinks using poor people as hostages to get what he wants is peachy keen.

#2 | Posted by Nixon at 2025-10-31 12:02 PM

Another Fed Judge has ruled like-wise:

"Two federal judges in the United States have ruled that the administration of President Donald Trump cannot suspend food assistance to low-income individuals, signaling that the government must draw from contingency funds as a government shutdown drags on.

The second ruling came from the Rhode Island court of US District Judge John McConnell.

A group of cities, nonprofits and a labour organisation had challenged Trump's pause on SNAP benefits there. In response, McConnell came to a similar conclusion as his colleague in Boston.

"There is no doubt and it is beyond argument that irreparable harm will begin to occur if it hasn't already occurred in the terror it has caused some people about the availability of funding for food, for their family," McConnell said during a virtual hearing.

He called for SNAP funding to continue, using the government contingency funds, and asked for an update from the administration on Monday.

Never before has SNAP been suspended, as was threatened under the Trump administration."

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#3 | Posted by Corky at 2025-10-31 05:01 PM

He called for SNAP funding to continue, using the government contingency funds, and asked for an update from the administration on Monday.

Never before has SNAP been suspended, as was threatened under the Trump administration."

Another " precedent" from the precedent President.

The President of the United States is supposed to care for all Americans. It's his job.

So Federal judge literally had to tell, nay, ORDER Trumpy to follow the law and do his friggen job?

Isn't that special? But that's our Trumpy!

Are we enjoying the FAFO yet America?

#4 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-11-01 01:32 PM

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