Partial SNAP benefits are being paid to nearly 2 million Illinois recipients for November, officials said. This comes amid an ongoing legal battle as the Trump administration refused to fully fund the program this month. The administration has cited the ongoing federal government shutdown.

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.

Shapiro said Vance had “turned his back on” the Appalachian communities he once said he represented, calling him a “total phony.”

Funding for Snap, also known as food stamps, has been at the centre of the US government shutdown as it has entered its 38th day.