Updated November 10, 2025 at 6:07 AM CST

States are scrambling — again — to figure out how to get food assistance to needy families without violating a U.S. Supreme Court order or crossing the Trump administration.

Trump administration officials on Saturday directed states to "immediately undo" any actions they have made to fully fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

It's the latest in a hail of conflicting court orders and directives to states. Last week, a federal judge in Rhode Island ordered the Trump administration to immediately fully fund SNAP, accusing the government of holding back for "political purposes" and causing "needless suffering." The administration said it would send those payments, even as it appealed the order. Then, the Supreme Court on Friday

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