Administration Turns to Top Court Following Unsuccessful Bid to Block Snap Aid Directive
On Friday, shortly following a federal appeals court determined that the government is required to fully fund food stamp payments, the federal government turned to the US top court in a new attempt to prevent the ruling.
Not long after, the supreme court handed down an urgent ruling temporarily blocking full food stamp funds, which close to 42 thousand Americans count on to put food on the table.
“Government lawyers will not stop working, continuously, to support and promote the president's priorities,” a senior official stated on social media around 9:30pm in Washington.
Administration officials had requested the US appeals court to overturn a judicial decision requiring them to distribute November’s entire Snap payments in the middle of a US federal government shutdown, and had their request rejected hours later.
The High Court Issues Emergency Order Blocking Entire Food Stamp Benefits
The top court's decision came after the White House requested a US appellate court on Friday to stop a court ruling requiring them to distribute the upcoming full monthly nutritional benefits amid a federal closure.
After that request to stop was denied, the White House turned to the high court in a new effort to prevent the ruling to fully fund food stamp benefits.
Other Developments Transpired Today:
The federal government shutdown brought economic outlook in the US to a near record low in the fall, as reported by a regular poll carried out by the educational institution.
Academic community members at in excess of 100 universities across the US rallied against the administration’s attack on college education recently – the initial in a organized set of countrywide, coordinated protests.
The New York university revealed a agreement with the administration, becoming the fifth college being examined by the US government to settle.
A GOP congresswoman and strong ally of the president has formally begun her long-anticipated race for state leadership.
The president has pardoned a retired athlete on past tax evasion and drug charges, referencing the individual's post-career embrace of religion and longtime sobriety.
