A coalition of attorneys general and governors is suing the Trump administration over a potential lapse in SNAP benefits.

The lawsuit alleges the USDA has contingency funds to continue payments despite the government shutdown.

Approximately 42 million Americans, including over one million Massachusetts residents, could lose their benefits on November 1.

Days before Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits are set to run out due to the ongoing government shutdown , Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell co-led a coalition of 22 other attorneys general and three governors in suing the Trump administration over the funding lapse .

The lawsuit , filed Tuesday, Oct. 28, in Boston, called a looming food aid cutoff "both contrary to law and arbitrary and capr

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