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BOSTON - The Trump administration has now asked the Supreme Court to take its request to halt fully funding SNAP benefits after a federal judge denied it.

The appeals court that received the request said the Trump administration had to fully fund SNAP amid a government shutdown.

Trump appeals judge’s order to distribute SNAP food funds

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The judge gave the Trump administration until Friday to make the payments through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program . But the administration asked the appeals court to suspend any court orders requiring it to spend more money than is available in a contingency fund, and instead allow it to continue with planned partial SNAP payments for the month.

The court filing came even as Wisconsin said Friday that so

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