SNAP benefit update, Nov. 7 -- Just three days ago, US President Donald Trump hinted that he would not provide food aid to Americans until govt shutdown ends. However, a federal judge ordered the administration to fund SNAP benefits for November, saying 16 million children are immediately at risk of going hungry.

SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits, which reaches 42 million Americans, were suddenly cut amid the shutdown. However, as the US government shutdown drags on, breaking the record of shutdown in Trump's first term, people across the country are queuing for free meals and groceries.

In response to a challenge from cities and nonprofits complaining that the administration was only offering to cover 65% of the...