Trump Admin Must Fully Fund Food Stamps for November: Judge

‘People have gone without for too long,’ the judge said.

A 'We Accept (Food Stamps)' sign hangs in the window of a grocery store in Miami on Oct. 31, 2025. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

The Trump administration must pay the approximately $9 billion to fully fund food stamps for November, a federal judge ruled on Nov. 6.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) must pay states the money by Nov. 7 to distribute to the approximately 42 million Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants, according to an oral order from Judge John McConnell Jr. of the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island.