WASHINGTON —

Two federal judges ordered Friday that the Trump administration continue funding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which was set to expire Nov. 1 due to the ongoing government shutdown. A disruption to the nation's largest food aid program would affect nearly 42 million people who receive benefits.

In one case, a federal judge mandated the Trump administration to use emergency money to fund SNAP . Advertisement

In a separate case, another federal court judge gave the administration until Monday to decide whether it would fully or partially fund the program through November.

Before the decisions Friday, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, who oversees SNAP funding for each state, said the USDA could not legally use emergency funds for the program and war

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