SNAP food assistance was set to lapse in November because of the government shutdown. But on Friday, a judge ordered that contingency funds be used to maintain the benefits.

Two federal judges ruled the Trump administration must continue to pay for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

President Donald Trump falsely ranted to reporters on Air Force One that food stamp recipients are largely Democrats as he pressured his opponents on the government shutdown.

The action comes two days after states sued the federal agency that administers SNAP benefits. Funds were set to stop flowing Saturday.

The lapse in benefits could be temporary if the Trump administration complies with a recent court order requiring them to use emergency money to fund SNAP.

The shuttered federal government isn't funding food stamps as of Nov. 1. Families that get them aren't sure how they'll manage.

People across North Alabama are stepping up to make sure people can feed themselves and their families as food stamps come to a halt. Funding for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits will be suspended Nov.

A handful of states rolled out plans to use their own funds to provide benefits as the SNAP federal food aid program runs dry