The Trump administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court to pause an order forcing the government to fully fund food aid benefits as the government shutdown drags on.

The administration is seeking the intervention from the court by 9:30 p.m. Friday after an appeals court ruled earlier in the day against the government.

'From SNAP to paychecks to flights: every delay, every cut, every paycheck missed is part of their plan. Democrats are playing politics while Americans pay the price.'

"The core power of Congress is that of the purse, while the executive is tasked with allocating limited resources across competing priorities," Solicitor General John Sauer argued in the emergency appeal.

"But here, the court below took the current shutdown as effective license to declare a federal bankrupt

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