Government Turns to Top Court Following Failed Attempt to Halt Food Stamp Payment Order
Last Friday, shortly following a federal appeals court decided that the administration needs to fully fund food stamp payments, the White House sought intervention from the nation's highest court in a new effort to block the order.
A short time later, the highest court issued an urgent ruling immediately suspending complete nutrition assistance benefits, which approximately 42 thousand individuals depend on to put food on the table.
“Our attorneys persist in working, continuously, to protect and further the administration's agenda,” a senior official stated on social media around 9:30pm in Washington.
White House staff had asked the federal appeals court to stop a judge's order mandating they issue November’s full monthly Snap payments amid a US federal government shutdown, and was denied that afternoon.
The High Court Grants Emergency Order Stopping Complete Food Stamp Disbursements
The top court's ruling followed the White House requested a national appeals court on Friday to block a court ruling that it issue November’s full monthly Snap aid amid a government funding lapse.
Following that petition to stop faced refusal, the administration appealed to the supreme court in a additional bid to block the order to fully fund Snap food aid payments.
Other Developments Occurred Today:
The federal government shutdown pulled economic outlook in the US to a significant downturn in the fall, according to a monthly survey administered by the University of Michigan.
Academic community members at more than 100 campuses across the US protested the White House's challenge to university system on Friday – the initial in a planned series of countrywide, coordinated protests.
Cornell University announced a resolution with the government, emerging as the fifth college facing scrutiny by the US government to do so.
A GOP lawmaker and strong ally of the president has publicly started her long-anticipated race for state leadership.
The White House has granted clemency to a former athlete on earlier tax evasion and drug charges, referencing the athlete's later life adoption of religion and years of abstinence.
