ST PAUL, Minnesota — Sunday night, Day 40 of the government shutdown, the Senate took the first step toward reopening the government.

It comes as the shutdown has led to a legal battle over Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.

On Thursday, a federal court order rejected the Trump administration's decision to only partially cover SNAP benefits for November and ordered that they be delivered in full by Friday.

Then on Friday, the Minnesota Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) issued full November SNAP benefits. According to DCYF, Minnesotans started seeing those on their EBT cards as early as Saturday.

DCYF said those payments were issued based on "clear guidance" they received from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) around noon on Frida

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