Trump caves in standoff over SNAP funding

The Trump administration caved on pulling Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funding Monday and will partially fund the program after two judges ruled that the administration is required to fund it.

The administration is dipping into the SNAP contingency fund — about $4.5 billion — to cover about half of the benefits for November, CNN reported. It's unclear when people will receive these funds.

In two separate rulings Friday made just minutes apart, a federal judge in Rhode Island said in an emergency hearing that the Trump administration and U.S. Department of Agriculture must release close to $6 billion amid the ongoing government shutdown. A judge in Boston said the administration was required to fund the program.

The Rhode Island judge said the funding must be distributed "in a timely fashion," and the administration must deliver an update by noon on Monday.

The close to $6 billion will not cover all the expenses for the program, it costs about $9 billion per month, and the judge said that the agency will have to agree to look to supplement additional funding so Americans relying on the program will get the funds.