The U.S. Department of Agriculture told states Friday it was releasing full November funding for the nation’s major food assistance program that helps 42 million people afford groceries, complying with a federal court order issued Thursday.
The midday memo to states contradicted the Trump administration’s weeks-long position that funding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, during the government shutdown was illegal. And late Friday, the administration resumed that position, asking the Supreme Court to…