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Trump administration appealed a federal judge’s order Friday requiring it to distribute full November SNAP benefits during the government shutdown.

The program serves about 1 in 8 Americans, mostly low-income families who could see their food assistance cut to 65% of benefits.

Wisconsin and Michigan are moving to distribute full benefits anyway, showing states won’t wait for the federal legal battle to resolve.

BOSTON — President Trump’s administration asked a federal appeals court Friday to block a judge’s order that it distribute November’s full monthly SNAP benefits amid a U.S. government shutdown, even as at least some states said they were moving quickly to get the money to

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