Late on Sunday, the Boston-based 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a bid by the Trump administration to halt Thursday's decision by a Rhode Island judge requiring the U.S. Department of Agriculture to spend $4 billion set aside for other purposes to fully fund SNAP benefits, often referred to as food stamps.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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