Trump ordered to fully fund SNAP, Californians wake up to full EBT cards

Many Californians were waking up Friday to good news: Their EBT food assistance cards were full.

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A judge on Thursday ordered President Trump to fully fund SNAP payments.

It appears as though Californians were waking up to full EBT cards.

It wasn't immediately clear if the 42 million Americans on SNAP were also getting full food assistance. But other states like Oregon, Washington, Michigan and Wisconsin were reporting benefits restored, too.

Ever since last month, when the federal government said they were cutting off food assistance to low-income Americans, Lisa Trujillo of Richmond has been checking her account, checking to see how much money she has on it.

Full EBT card

On Friday morning, she woke

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