In a stunning escalation of the standoff over federal food aid, President Donald Trump announced that he will refuse to comply with a federal court order requiring his administration to release emergency funds for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), potentially cutting off food benefits to millions of Americans.

The defiance follows a ruling from U.S. District Judge John McConnell of Rhode Island, who last week ordered the Trump administration to unlock billions in emergency USDA funds to keep SNAP operational amid the ongoing government shutdown. The judge’s decision was hailed as a lifeline for one in eight Americans who rely on the program, but the White House’s latest reversal now threatens to plunge those families back into crisis.

Earlier this week, the Trump admi

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