With benefits expected to run out Saturday because of the government shutdown, Democratic leaders of 25 states allege that the USDA is required to keep providing funds.

A coalition of states filed a lawsuit to stop the Trump administration from suspending food aid benefits amid the ongoing government shutdown.

A new lawsuit by Democratic state officials seeks to uncork emergency money to help tens of millions of Americans keep buying food for their families after federal SNAP funding is expected run dry Saturday due to the U.

New York Attorney General Letitia James has joined a lawsuit accusing the federal government of illegally planning to pause food assistance benefits amid the government shutdown.

WASHINGTON, Oct 25 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Saturday that food benefits under one of the country's biggest social assistance programs will not be issued next month amid the ongoing federal government shutdown.

The USDA "has broken the law in a way that will create really severe consequences for a lot of vulnerable people," AG Jeff Jackson said.

Republican Sens. Jon Husted and Bernie Moreno, both of Ohio, have signed on to the Keep SNAP Funded Act. Vice President JD Vance, another Ohioan, says Republicans need just "five more Democratic votes" to end the shutdown.

Nearly 42 million low-income Americans will lose their food aid benefits on Saturday barring any federal intervention or funding patch.

Montgomery County announced Friday a massive aid plan to help food assistance programs as the government shutdown is set to affect SNAP benefits.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said in a memo Friday the agency’s contingency fund cannot legally be used to provide food assistance benefits for more than 42 million people in