California Attorney General Rob Bonta and a coalition of other state officials announced a motion for a temporary restraining order following federal guidance that directed states to undo any steps they’d taken to issue full food benefits for November.

For weeks, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits — known as CalFresh in California — have been in limbo for more than 41 million Americans and approximately 5.5 million Californians in the government shutdown. California, along with a coalition of other attorneys general and governors, sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture late last month saying the agency must issue the critical benefits by using contingency funds.

Where do we stand with SNAP?

A back-and-forth between the Trump administration, the USDA and plaintiffs in

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