White House Seeks Help from High Court After Unsuccessful Bid to Halt Food Stamp Payment Directive
On Friday, shortly following a US appeals court determined that the administration is required to fully fund food stamp payments, the White House sought intervention from the US top court in a further bid to block the order.
A short time later, the supreme court issued an urgent ruling temporarily blocking entire Snap food aid funds, which close to 42 thousand people depend on to put food on the table.
“Legal counsel continue working, day and night, to support and promote the president's policies,” the attorney general stated on social media around 9:30pm ET.
Administration officials had asked the appellate court to block a judge's order that it distribute this month's full monthly food stamp benefits in the middle of a US federal government shutdown, and had their request rejected hours later.
America's Top Court Releases Temporary Injunction Halting Complete Nutrition Assistance Disbursements
The top court's order followed the administration requested a US appellate court last Friday to halt a court ruling that it distribute the upcoming entire food stamp aid throughout a US federal government shutdown.
Following that petition to block got rejected, the government appealed to the high court in a new effort to block the order to fully fund nutrition assistance payments.
What Else Occurred This Week:
The funding lapse brought consumer sentiment in the US to a historically low level in the fall, as reported by a monthly survey carried out by the Michigan University.
Students, faculty and staff at more than 100 colleges throughout America protested the White House's assault on higher education last Friday – the first in a organized set of countrywide, organized demonstrations.
Cornell University announced a settlement with the White House, emerging as the fifth institution being examined by the US government to do so.
A conservative congresswoman and staunch supporter of the president has officially launched her much-expected gubernatorial bid.
The president has issued a pardon for a ex- baseball great on earlier tax evasion and substance offenses, mentioning the individual's retirement commitment to faith and years of abstinence.
