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GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said she took the train instead of a flight from Washington to her home state of Georgia because of "flight delays and cancellations" as the government shutdown disrupts hundreds of flights and snarls travelers' plans.
A federal judge has ordered the U.S. government to fully fund SNAP benefits for Nov., providing relief for thousands of Georgia families who feared losing critical food assistance amid the ongoing government shutdown.
MEANWHILE, SNAP RECIPIENTS ARE STILL STRUGGLING AS THE SHUTDOWN CONTINUES. JUST YESTERDAY, THE SUPREME COURT LET THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TEMPORARILY WITHHOLD ABOUT $4 BILLION IN BENEFITS. BUT HELP IS IN THE WORKS AT DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY,
HOUSTON — With November SNAP benefits uncertain amid the federal shutdown and a new Supreme Court administrative stay, hundreds of cars lined up before sunrise at Northwest Assistance Ministries in north Houston for a Houston Food Bank partner distribution.
Almost 20 percent of people in Louisiana rely on SNAP benefits to feed themselves and their families. The state’s health department says it will send out benefits on Sunday, but confusion over federal funding has prompted community members to take action.
Tri-State governors are offering a lifeline as a recent Supreme Court order on SNAP food benefits sided with the Trump administration.
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has temporarily paused a lower court ruling that required the Trump administration to fully fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for November by Friday. This leaves millions of Americans uncertain about their food assistance benefits as the government shutdown continues.
Check out these Summit County restaurants who are helping those in need this month amid the SNAP benefits freeze.