Sen. Chris Van Hollen (Md.) and other Democrats slammed the Trump administration Friday after a judge ordered the federal government to release emergency funds for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) amid the government shutdown.

A federal judge on Friday rejected arguments that the emergency funds can be used only for hurricanes or other uncontrollable catastrophes, ruling in favor of 25 Democratic-led states that sued the administration. A separate lawsuit was filed by a coalition of cities and private groups.

The available $5.25 billion contingency........

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