White House Seeks Help from Supreme Court Following Unsuccessful Bid to Block Snap Payment Order
On Friday, shortly following a national appellate court ruled that the government needs to fully fund Snap food aid benefits, the White House turned to the supreme court in a new bid to prevent the directive.
A short time later, the top US court handed down an temporary injunction provisionally halting entire nutrition assistance benefits, which close to 42 hundred thousand individuals rely on to put food on the table.
“Government lawyers continue working, continuously, to protect and further the president's agenda,” the attorney general declared on digital channels just after 9:30pm ET.
Administration officials had asked the federal appeals court to block a judicial decision requiring them to distribute November’s complete Snap payments during a US federal government shutdown, and faced refusal that afternoon.
US Supreme Court Releases Emergency Order Blocking Complete Nutrition Assistance Payments
The high court’s order followed the government asked a national appeals court this past Friday to halt a judge’s order mandating they distribute this month's full monthly Snap aid amid a US federal government shutdown.
Following that petition to halt got rejected, the White House appealed to the supreme court in a additional attempt to block the ruling to fully fund Snap food aid payments.
Other Developments Transpired Today:
The government closure pulled consumer sentiment in the US to a near record low in November, as reported by a regular poll carried out by the educational institution.
Students, faculty and staff at more than 100 campuses throughout America rallied against the administration’s attack on university system recently – the initial in a organized set of countrywide, organized demonstrations.
An Ivy League institution announced a resolution with the government, making it the fifth university being examined by the American authorities to settle.
A GOP lawmaker and strong ally of the president has publicly started her much-expected race for state leadership.
The president has issued a pardon for a former sports star on earlier tax fraud and substance offenses, mentioning the player's post-career commitment to faith and years of abstinence.
