The ruling, part of a growing legal dispute over food aid during the ongoing government shutdown, compels the agency to distribute at least the contingency funds it previously promised the court—equivalent to roughly 65 percent of normal SNAP benefits—but allows it to release full funding if it chooses.

The Trump administration has asked a federal appeals court to block a judge’s order to distribute November’s full SNAP benefits during a U.S. government shutdown.

The fight over SNAP benefits continues to play out in the Supreme Court and federal courts, leaving millions of low-income Americans hanging in the balance.

Vermonters who utilize the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program can breathe a sign of relief as federal funding will resume immediately following the end of the federal government shutdown. Vermont's Emergency Board announced on Thursday that federal funding will resume now that the government is back open.

Gov. Katie Hobbs told Outspoken with Bruce & Gaydos on Thursday she was considering declaring a state of emergency over SNAP benefits.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is in limbo again after the Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to hold off on fully funding it on Monday. The ruling was made as it appears the government shutdown may soon come to an end.