The fate of SNAP was once again in question on Saturday after the Supreme Court temporarily agreed to allow the Trump administration to withhold full aid under the program.
The Trump administration's efforts to fight having to fully fund food stamps for millions of vulnerable Americans is creating an opening for Democrats eager to use the shutdown to paint the president as callous and out of touch.
Residents across the nation started to receive their full SNAP food aid benefits on Friday after an appeals court left in place, for now, a requirement that the Trump administration fund such benefits during the government shutdown.