~~~~After weeks of saying that it would tap congressionally appropriated contingency funds to provide food assistance for low-income families in November, the Trump administration abruptly reversed course last week. Now, the administration asserts it is somehow not permitted to spend contingency funds in this way and has no choice but to cut off food assistance starting this weekend. These claims do not bear even the most cursory examination. https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/trump-snap-benefits-food-aid-shutdown-illegal-rcna240594
