The longest-running government shutdown may be over, but the fight about the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will likely rage on. The roughly $100 billion-a-year program, which helps nearly 42 million people buy groceries,

Trump signed a bill on Wednesday that ends the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, allowing SNAP benefits to resume.

The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to announce whether the Trump administration must start complying with lower court orders that require full payments in the SNAP food program.

Just hours before the looming deadline, two judges ruled Friday that the federal government must continue funding SNAP during the government shut down. However, those expecting food assistance on

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.

According to NCDHHS, 600,000 NC households will receive their full benefit amounts loaded onto their EBT cards.

New Jersey residents who rely on SNAP can use their EBT cards again after November funding was issued amid the federal government shutdown.

The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) said SNAP recipients can expect funds to return to their EBT cards starting Sunday, Nov. 16.