Federal food aid is on the line as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is poised to run out of money on Saturday amid the ongoing government shutdown.
A federal judge on Friday ordered officials to tap emergency funds for the program and President Trump later indicated that he would follow through. But a plan has yet to come to fruition as more than 40 million people who rely on SNAP to help with grocery bills are expected to be impacted by the lapse.
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