Washington [US], November 1 (ANI): Two US federal judges ordered the Donald Trump administration to use billions of dollars in emergency funds to partially cover food stamp benefits for tens of millions of Americans in November, amid a prolonged government shutdown that has disrupted federal programs, CNN reported.

The rulings by judges in Massachusetts and Rhode Island rejected a claim by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) that it could not access a contingency fund, which currently holds about USD 5.3 billion, to sustain the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The program, which provides food assistance to low-income households, costs between USD 8 billion and USD 9 billion a month, meaning the available contingency funds would only partially meet November's needs.

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