A federal appeals court on Friday evening denied Trump’s request to block an Obama judge’s ruling forcing his administration to fund the SNAP program amid the Schumer Shutdown. The First Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Judge John McConnell’s order forcing the Trump Administration to fully deliver the SNAP benefits to states on Friday. “The evidence shows that people will go hungry, food pantries will be overburdened and needless suffering will occur,” Judge McConnell said to the DOJ lawyer on Thursday. “Last weekend, SNAP benefits lapsed for the first time in our nation’s history. This is a problem that could have and should have been avoided.” More than 40 million Americans rely on SNAP benefits, and the $5 billion emergency fund was not enough to cover…
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