The Trump administration revealed it would partially fund SNAP benefits, also known as food stamps, as some 42 million Americans risk going hungry during the government shutdown.

The development came in the form of a court filing on Monday after two federal judges ordered the administration to keep SNAP going.

It comes just days after President Donald Trump and other top officials partied it up with wealthy friends in a lavish Great Gatsby themed Halloween party at Mar-a-Lago as food assistance was being shut off to vulnerable families.

For weeks, the Trump administration had insisted it would not have the money to keep funding SNAP and would have to halt the program due to the government shutdown.

It also pushed back that a contingency fund created to keep benefits going could not

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