Gov. Andy Beshear is among a coalition of Democratic states and governors suing the Trump administration in a push to stop the White House from ending Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits Nov. 1 as the government shutdown reached Day 28.

The lawsuit filed in a Massachusetts federal court Oct. 28 , comes after the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in a recent memo it cannot use contingency funds to supplement the lapsing SNAP benefits, commonly known as food stamps. About 42 million Americans would lose their benefits in November, according to reporting from USA TODAY.

In a statement on the USDA website, officials said "the well has run dry" for SNAP benefits. The agency's new position contradicts previous USDA guidance that said the money was available "in the event

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