""five Democratic senators could cross the aisle and open the government by Wednesday.""
""President Trump just Truthed out that he's very anxious to get this done," Bessent said. "And it's got to go through the courts. The courts keep jamming up things.""
""under no circumstances shall the partial payments be made later than Wednesday, November 5.""
""to clarify how we can legally fund SNAP as soon as possible.""
U.S. District Judge John J. McConnell Jr. gave the administration two options: make full SNAP payments by Monday or partial payments by Wednesday, and barred partial payments later than November 5. The court permitted discretion to use funds beyond the contingency fund to make full payments. More than 40 million Americans risked missing November SNAP payments after the Agriculture Department argued it could not use contingency funds. Food banks reported spiking demand and Democrats accused the administration of weaponizing hunger. Massachusetts District Judge Indira Talwani also called the USDA conclusion erroneous and ordered clarification.
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