Government Appeals to Supreme Court After Unsuccessful Attempt to Halt Snap Payment Directive

This past Friday, just moments after a national appellate court determined that the government must completely finance Snap food aid disbursements, the federal government sought intervention from the supreme court in a additional attempt to halt the order.

A short time later, the highest court issued an emergency order temporarily blocking entire Snap food aid benefits, which close to 42 million people depend on to feed their families.

“Government lawyers will not stop fighting, day and night, to defend and advance the president's agenda,” the attorney general announced on online platforms around 9:30pm in Washington.

Administration officials had petitioned the federal appeals court to block a court ruling mandating they provide November’s full monthly nutritional payments amid a federal closure, and faced refusal that afternoon.

The High Court Issues Urgent Ruling Blocking Full Snap Food Aid Payments

The high court’s order was issued after the White House petitioned a US appellate court last Friday to block a judicial directive that it provide this month's entire food stamp assistance during a US federal government shutdown.

After that request to block faced refusal, the administration appealed to the supreme court in a new bid to prevent the ruling to completely finance food stamp benefits.

Other Developments Transpired Today:

• The government closure pulled economic outlook in the US to a near record low in this month, as reported by a monthly survey carried out by the University of Michigan.

• Campus populations at over 100 universities across the US protested the White House's attack on college education last Friday – the opening in a planned series of nationwide, organized demonstrations.

• Cornell University disclosed a settlement with the government, becoming the fifth university under investigation by the federal government to settle.

• A conservative lawmaker and strong ally of the White House has publicly started her much-expected gubernatorial bid.

• The president has pardoned a retired baseball great on earlier tax fraud and drug charges, referencing the athlete's post-career commitment to religion and extended clean living.