A U.S. appeals court denied the Trump administration's request to block full funding of this month's SNAP payments.

The big picture: The Sunday opinion from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit adds to the twisting saga that left federal food assistance for more than 40 million Americans in limbo as states navigated an uncertain legal landscape. • Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson temporarily paused an order requiring the administration to fully fund SNAP as the appeals court considered the case. • But the high court's decision — and the Department of Agriculture's subsequent directive to "immediately undo" any steps taken to issue full food assistance benefits — left states in a lurch.

Driving the news: The appeals court let the district court order stand, requiri

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