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Federal judge gives USDA deadline to agree to authorize SNAP amid shutdown The action comes two days after states sued the federal agency that administers SNAP benefits. Funds were set to stop flowing Saturday.

A federal judge ruled today that the Trump administration must continue to fund SNAP, just one day before the USDA planned to freeze the food stamp program because of the ongoing government shutdown.

By me and Fallon Gallagher for @msnbc.com: www.msnbc.com/top-stories/...