Washington — The U.S. Department of Agriculture informed states Friday that it is working to comply with a federal judge's order to provide full food benefits to roughly 42 million Americans through November, an agency official said.

Patrick Penn, deputy undersecretary of Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services, said in new guidance issued to state agencies that the USDA is "working towards implementing November 2025 full benefit issuances in compliance with" an order from U.S. District Judge John McConnell issued Thursday.

Penn said in the guidance that "later today," the Trump administration "will complete the processes necessary to make funds available" to cover November benefits for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in full.

The notification comes as the Justice De

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