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Two federal judges ruled Friday that the Trump administration must tap existing funds to keep the SNAP food assistance program running during the government shutdown, according to reporting from the Associated Press.

Those rulings came as Gov. Greg Abbott faced mounting pressure to authorize emergency funding for Texas SNAP recipients before the food benefits program pauses Saturday.

The judges in Massachusetts and Rhode Island said the Trump administration could decide whether to fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, sometimes called food stamps, partially or in full. The Trump administration has not yet said whether it will appeal the ruling

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