States Sue Trump Admin to Try to Stop Suspension of Food Stamps

Twenty-five states and officials are suing the government over the looming shutdown of the federal food stamp program.

A sign on a grocery store promotes accepting food stamps, in New York City, in a file image. Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Massachusetts and nearly two dozen other states on Oct. 28 sued the Trump administration to try to force the government to keep funding the food stamp program even if Congress approves no new funding.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) must keep funding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell and 24 other officials, including Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear and New York Attorney General Letitia James, said in the lawsuit.