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The Rhode Island State Council of Churches has asked a federal judge to order the Trump administration to immediately restore full SNAP benefits.

President Trump stated on social media that SNAP benefits would not be paid until the government shutdown ends.

A federal judge previously ordered the government to make at least partial payments to SNAP recipients by November 5.

Amid signs the Trump administration intends to string out paying partial SNAP benefits for "weeks or months," the Rhode Island State Council of Churches and other plaintiffs have asked a federal judge to order the administration to restore full funding immediately.

U.S. District Court Judge John McConnell earlier gave the government until noon, Nov. 5, at the latest, to make at least partial pa

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