Democratic officials from 25 states and Washington, D.C., sued the Trump administration on Tuesday over its decision to suspend payments to the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program program, also known as food stamps, for the month of November.

Approximately 42 million people across the country rely on the program and are facing hunger and financial hardship, even as President Donald Trump focuses on constructing a massive ballroom at the White House.

The lawsuit requests that the administration be forced to use reserve money being held at the Department of Agriculture to fund the program and argues that Trump’s refusal is against the law.

“There is no excuse for this administration to abandon families who rely on SNAP, or food stamps, as a lifeline. The federal government m

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