The lawsuit, filed Tuesday, Oct. 28, in Boston, called a looming food aid cutoff "contrary to law and arbitrary and capricious." The Agriculture Department in a recent memo said it can't use contingency funds to pay for SNAP benefits,

The USDA has accused Democrats of voting “12 times to not fund” Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.

Millions of Texans are expected to be impacted by the halt in SNAP benefits next month, as a result of the government shutdown. Austin-area food banks stay open to help those facing food insecurity.

SNAP benefits will halt in November if the federal government shutdown continues. How it will affect people in Michigan.

Local food banks are preparing to serve more people as the federal shutdown threatens to pause food assistance benefits for many Arizona households.

Oct. 28 (UPI) -- With the impending loss of benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program potentially causing low-income Americans and their families to go hungry, 25 states have filed suit to force the federal government to release funds for the program during the federal government shutdown.

The Democratic officials contend the administration is legally required to keep benefits going as long as it has funding.

The suit says the U.S. Department of Agriculture is "unlawfully suspending" food assistance benefits beginning Saturday during the federal government shutdown.

Food assistance for more than 40 million people – including 750,000 in Alabama – will stop Nov. 1 as the government shutdown continues.

The emergency funding for the program formerly known as food stamps would help 1.4 million Michigan residents who face losing food assistance in November as the federal government remains shut down.