Critics expressed alarm after government said it would totally suspend food aid programme utilised by 42 million people.
Critics expressed alarm after government said it would totally suspend food aid programme utilised by 42 million people.
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Two federal judges in the United States have ruled that the administration of President Donald Trump cannot suspend food assistance to low-income individuals, signalling that the government must draw from contingency funds as a government shutdown drags on.
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