SAN JOSE, Calif. - A federal judge in Rhode Island ruled Thursday that the Trump Administration must fund SNAP benefits by Friday. Now, millions of American families are waiting to see if food assistance will be available this month.

The delayed payments are leaving millions of Americans wondering how they will put food on their tables during the government shutdown. Many of them wonder if today’s ruling to fund SNAP will be enough.

A political expert tells KTVU a payout by Friday is unlikely.

"I think they are likely to continue to push back in the legal arena but also slow walk their compliance… because to admit defeat is not something the Trump administration does," Melissa Michelson, a political scientist and professor at Menlo College tells KTVU.

While food insecurity is often

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