"It's hard for me to understand how this isn't an emergency when there’s no money and a lot of people are needing their SNAP benefits," she said, according to Reuters.

A federal judge in Rhode Island on Friday blocked the Trump administration from halting food stamp payments for 42 million people nationwide.

“The steps involve finding an equitable way of reducing benefits,” said Talwani, who was nominated to the court by former President Barack Obama.

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs is allocating $1.8 million to mitigate the potential suspension of SNAP funding due to the government shutdown.

The federal government shutdown threatens to halt SNAP food assistance benefits for nearly half a million Arizona households.

The Heart of Alabama Food Bank is preparing for increased demand as federal SNAP benefits are set to be suspended.

More than 433,000 Arizona households received food stamps in September and may be impacted when the federal government stops paying the benefits after Nov. 1.

SNAP benefits are set to expire for several recipients in South Florida.

With more than 42 million Americans at risk of losing SNAP benefits on Nov. 1, states across the country are scrambling to try to prevent their residents who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assista...