WASHINGTON — With the longest government shutdown in history officially over, states are scrambling to send full SNAP food benefits to millions of people.

A back-and-forth series of court rulings and shifting policies from the Trump administration have led to inconsistent distribution of November benefits as part of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program . About two-thirds of states had issued only partial or no benefits before the shutdown ended Wednesday night.

The federal food program serves about 42 million people, about 1 in 8 Americans, in lower-income households.

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins told CNN on Thursday that, hopefully, by the end of this week or, at the latest on Monday, most states will receive the full SNAP benefits to distribute.

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