Mayors and governors from San Francisco to Virginia will cover millions of dollars in missing federal assistance to feed their most vulnerable residents as the Trump administration battles orders from two federal judges to release backup funds.
The desperate dash to replace money from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP, is unfolding in both red states and blue states as funding for the program that feeds 42 million Americans — most of whom are children, elderly or disabled — runs out today. Four weeks into the government shutdown, the Trump administration has so far declined to use billions in contingency funds to cover the shortfall.
