The article was originally published on https://sfist.com/2025/11/03/trump-administration-agrees-to-fund-50-of-snap-benefits-for-november/As court-ordered over the weekend, the Trump administration is tapping emergency reserve funds to pay out partial SNAP benefits for the month of November, despite there being funds available to pay full benefits. The Trump administration announced Monday that it would be funding partial payments this month from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), otherwise known as food stamps. The decision, which follows a pair of orders from two federal judges, appears designed to continue exacting pain from the country's poorest individuals and families in furtherance of the ongoing political game of chicken between Republicans and Democrats over the

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