Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Schiavone.
Two federal judges ruled Friday it's unlawful for the Trump administration to suspend SNAP food benefits starting today.
Trump wrote on social media late yesterday he had directed government lawyers to find a way to pay those benefits,
asking for what he called appropriate legal direction.
But it's still not clear when that food aid will get to the millions of people who rely on it.
NPR's Jennifer Lutton has more.
Boston said the administration not only can but must use contingency funds to keep SNAP going.
She said it could also shift other money,
but left it up to the administration to decide whether to do so.
The contingency funds fall short of SNAP's November budget,
so the Trump administration may decide to issue only partial payments.
It has warned that would be logistically challenging and time-consuming.
The administration has until Monday to decide on a plan.
States and cities across the country are shifting shifting their own money,
stepping up food donations to help millions of low-income people get by despite this loss of food aid.
Jennifer Lutton, NPR News, Washington.
This weekend not only will federal funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program run out,
but millions of Americans will get notices about how much their insurance under the Affordable Care Act will cost in 2026.
Some enrollees like Beth Dreyer in Norfolk, Virginia, are in sticker shock.
She says she just under $80 a month for health and dental, but next year with no subsidy.