Trump Administration Tells States to Undo Full Food-Aid Funding
Furloughed federal workers carry bags and pull carts at a Capital Area Food Bank distribution site in Hyattsville, Maryland, on Nov. 4.
Photographer: Pete Kiehart/BloombergThe Trump administration issued a memo telling states to “immediately undo” any action taken to fully fund November food-aid benefits, adding further uncertainty around the program that provides support to 42 million low-income Americans.
Amid the ongoing government shutdown, the US Agriculture Department issued the directive in a Saturday memo and said that states that didn’t “comply” could face financial penalties.