Trump administration plans to appeal judge's order to distribute full SNAP benefits

By Tovia Smith,

A Martínez

Published November 7, 2025 at 4:56 AM EST

The Trump administration is appealing a federal judge's order that it must provide full SNAP food benefits. The government had been planning to fund only partial payments this month.

Tovia Smith

Tovia Smith is an award-winning NPR National Correspondent based in Boston, who's spent more than three decades covering news around New England and beyond.

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A Martínez

A Martínez is one of the hosts of Morning Edition and Up First. He came to NPR in 2021 and is based out of NPR West.

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