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25 states sue the Dept. of Agriculture saying they're illegally cutting off food assistance due to government shutdown

Dept. of Agriculture for cutting off food assistance to over 42 million Americans during the government shutdown. “Congress put a rainy-day fund in place so nutrition support could continue,” says Minnesota AG Keith Ellison.

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States sue Agriculture Department over looming suspension of SNAP food assistance

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Hawaiʻi joins lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture for suspension of SNAP benefits

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Judge to consider demand to force the government to keep funding SNAP food aid despite the shutdown

A federal judge in Boston on Thursday will consider a motion that would require the Trump administration to continue funding the SNAP food aid program despite the government shutdown.

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Judges order the Trump administration to use contingency funds for SNAP payments during the shutdown

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Judge questions the Trump administration’s plan to suspend SNAP benefits for millions

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‘The Well Has Run Dry’: Agriculture Department Posts Stunning Notice That SNAP Benefits Are Ending

The Department of Agriculture has officially informed Americans that there will be no food assistance benefits issued on Nov. 1 due to the government shutdown.

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US Department of Agriculture says no food aid benefits will be issued next month

WASHINGTON, Oct 25 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Saturday that food benefits under one of the country's biggest social assistance programs will not be issued next month amid the ongoing federal government shutdown.

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Abolish the Department of Agriculture

In late April of 2020, many Americans were shocked by the Trump administration’s executive order to keep the nation’s meatpacking plants humming: Covid-19 was tearing through the plants where workers labored, crammed shoulder to shoulder, sickening ...

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‘It’s going to be a savior for us’: US Dept. of Agriculture reopening Tennessee field offices

Despite the ongoing government shutdown, the US Department of Agriculture is reopening thousands of field offices across the country, giving farmers access to critical aid. However, some services are still on hold.