BREAKING NEWS: 2 separate federal judges have ruled that the Trump administration must continue to fund SNAP payments.
A Massachusetts-based judge, along with another from Rhode Island is calling for the use of 'contingency' funds during the Democrat led government shutdown.
The program serves about 1 in 8 Americans, at a cost of $8 billion a month nationally.
Saturday could mark the first lapse in federal SNAP funding for 60 years. The rulings are expected to face appeals.
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