Rhode Island judge orders Trump Administration to fully fund SNAP benefits after an illegal partial funding attempt.

A sigh of relief for some Providence shoppers who woke up Saturday to their EBT cards refreshed with the entire months' worth of SNAP benefits.

The U.S. Department of Justice requested a pause on an order by a federal judge in Rhode Island to fully pay 42 million Americans their food aid benefits by the end of Friday, a move that could further delay recovery from reduced or non-payments in November to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

SNAP benefits have begun to return for Hawaii residents after a federal judge in Rhode Island ordered the Trump administration to release full funding for November by Friday.

A man who had a six-figure salary as a state employee and is in the National Guard was charged with wrongfully obtaining more than $17,000 in SNAP benefits.

A Rhode Island judge ordered the Trump administration to fully fund SNAP benefits for 42 million Americans by Friday, blocking plans to issue reduced payments. The court accused

Funding for Snap, also known as food stamps, has been at the centre of the US government shutdown as it has entered its 38th day.