Funding for Snap, also known as food stamps, has been at the centre of the US government shutdown as it has entered its 38th day.

The US government shutdown entered its 35th day on Tuesday, equalling the longest in the country's history.

The federal judge ruled that Trump was choosing to withhold federal food aid due to "political reasons".

Funding for Snap, also known as food stamps, has been at the centre of the US government shutdown as it has entered its 38th day.

WASHINGTON: The US Supreme Court said Friday that the Trump administration does not have to immediately pay SNAP food benefits defunded during the government shutdown, a temporary…

The move is the Trump administration's latest chaotic attempt to withhold SNAP benefits from 42 million Americans during the ongoing government shutdown.

The food assistance programme has been caught in a back-and-forth legal battle over funding as the government shutdown drags on.