By GEOFF MULVIHILL and KIMBERLEE KRUESI

Summary:

– Federal judges ordered the USDA to continue SNAP during the shutdown.

– $4.65 billion emergency fund covers only half of normal benefits.

– Millions may see delays and reduced food aid in November.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — President Donald Trump ‘s administration said Monday that it will partially fund SNAP for November, after two judges issued rulings requiring the government to keep the nation’s largest food aid program running.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture , which oversees the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, had planned to freeze payments starting Nov. 1 because it said it could no longer keep funding it during the federal government shutdown . The program serves about 1 in 8 Americans and is a major piece

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