WASHINGTON — Gov. Josh Shapiro joined his counterparts in two-dozen other states Tuesday in a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s decision to suspend food stamps if the federal government shutdown extends past this week.

Nearly 2 million Pennsylvanians — including 300,000 in the 11 counties served by the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank — are set to lose Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits in November because of the lapse in federal funding.

Mr. Shapiro and the other governors, all Democrats, said the administration’s refusal to tap more than $5 billion in reserves for the program is set to cause “irreparable harm.”

“Dire public health consequences" include hunger and malnutrition for children while at the same time potentially overwhelming local food ban

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