After the government shutdown, SNAP benefits still aren't safe.

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When Democrats caved this week to reopen the government, they hailed the decision as one that will finally end the chaos surrounding food stamps, known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. It was subject to a contentious legal battle , with multiple judges issuing court orders, contradictory federal guidance, and a short-lived fight at the Supreme Court , all because the Trump administration refused to pay out benefits during the shutdown. The reality is that the government reopening is not a sunshine-filled solution for SNAP, but rather a rude awakening to the fact that the food assistance program was quietly being dismantled long before the s