Judges Order Trump Admin To Use Emergency Funds For Food Assistance
October 31st, 2025Via: ZeroHedge:
Two judges have stepped in over the federal government suspension of food-aid benefits for tens of millions of Americans set to end on Nov. 1 amid the shutdown.
On Friday, US District Judge John McConnell of Rhode Island announced that he would order the US Department of Agriculture to distribute a pool of contingency funds “as soon as possible.”
While minutes before, Boston US District Judge Indira Talwani ruled that the US government must announce by Nov. 3 whether they would authorize at least partial funding for the program using around $6 billion in contingency funds – and if so, when will they do it.
McConnell’s order is related to a case brought by Democrat-led cities and nonprofits who sought to keep federal funds flowing the the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), while Talwani’s case was brought by over two dozen Democratic states and the District of Columbia.
Which, of course, completely takes pressure off Congress to find a speedy resolution to the ongoing shutdown. We’re sure judges will simply order federal employees to be paid, effectively un-shutting-down the government.
