"Once more, the government unequivocally agrees that any lapse in SNAP funding is tragic," the solicitor general said.

After U.S. District Judge John McConnell Jr. last month ordered the Trump administration to fully fund SNAP benefits for the month of November, the administration said it would partially fund SNAP with approximately $4.5 billion but that it needed the remaining funds to support WIC programs that feed children.

After a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to fully fund November SNAP benefits, Vice President JD Vance called the ruling "absurd."

At 12:45 p.m. Monday, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin is holding a press conference on protecting SNAP benefits for New Jerseyans. You can watch the press conference streaming on CBS News Philadelphia.

A federal appeals court had left an order in place that required the Trump administration to provide full SNAP benefits for November amid a U.S. government shutdown.

Trump prompted further concern when he threatened to withhold SNAP benefits until the end of the government shutdown.

Governor Maura Healey said that delayed Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits went out to Massachusetts recipients and that they should still be used despite a new USDA order.

Governor Kathy Hochul has announced New York state agencies will issue full federal SNAP benefits for November.