It’s up to the US Supreme Court and Congress to decide when full payments will resume under the SNAP food aid program that helps 1 in 8 Americans buy groceries as the financial pressures mount on families in some states. The Supreme Court is expected to rule Tuesday on a request from President Donald Trump’s administration to keep blocking states from providing full benefits, arguing the money might be needed elsewhere.

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

The question of whether the Trump administration can be compelled to pay 42 million Americans full food stamp benefits is set to return to the Supreme Court.

The ruling will have no immediate impact because of a U.S. Supreme Court decision on Friday.

A Boston federal appeals court Sunday rejected the Trump administration's request to avoid paying full SNAP benefits during the government shutdown.

It’s up to the US Supreme Court and Congress to decide when full payments will resume under the SNAP food aid program that helps 1 in 8 Americans buy groceries as the financial…

The decision comes amid signals that the government shutdown could soon end and food aid payments resume.

The ruling means Americans on food stamps likely will not see benefits until the government funding bill is approved by the House and President Donald Trump, who is expected to…

The Trump administration has argued that the legal battle over SNAP benefits will be made moot when Congress passes a bill to end the government shutdown.

The government shutdown appears to be coming to an end. But the Supreme Court has left the Trump administration's freeze on food benefits in place through Thursday.

Supreme Court extends SNAP payment freeze as Senate works to end government shutdown, impacting millions of food aid recipients.

If passed by the House of Representatives on Wednesday, a bill could end the government shutdown and at the same time fully restore funding for the food assistance program.