Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Block Ruling Ordering It to Pay Full Food Benefits

Willa Pope Robbins Nov 7th, 2025, 8:16 pm

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President Donald Trump’s administration asked the Supreme Court to block an order forcing the government to resume full funding for federal food assistance.

The administration filed an emergency stay application to the Supreme Court on Friday after a federal appeals court denied the White House’s request to lift a lower court’s decision ordering that the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) must be fully funded.

Congress was unable to pass an appropriations bill to fund the government beyond Oct. 1. Among the casualties were SNAP benefits for 42 million Americans, which the Trump administration said lapsed on Nov

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