Trump, states back in court over SNAP as benefits remain in legal limbo

Lawyers for roughly two dozen states will head to court Monday to block the Trump administration's attempt to penalize them for making full payments to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients. The filing is the latest in a chaotic, fast-moving legal saga centered on the status of the nation’s largest anti-hunger program, which supports 42 million low-income Americans and remains stalled as a result of the ongoing government shutdown.  "Food assistance is not a political issue," New York Attorney General Letitia James told reporters Monday. "It is a moral imperative, and no