States Urge US Judge to Block Trump Administration from Suspending Food Benefits
A federal judge in Boston began hearing arguments on Thursday on whether she should block President Donald Trump's administration from moving forward with plans to fully suspend food aid for millions of Americans starting on Saturday amid the ongoing government shutdown.
Lawyers for 25 Democratic-led states and the District of Columbia during a hearing in Boston urged U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani to force the U.S. Department of Agriculture to use $5.25 billion in contingency funds to pay for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance...
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