The Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration to withhold funds from its food-assistance benefits program.

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court extended its hold on an order that would have forced the administration to pay out SNAP payments in full for November as the end of the government shutdown looms.

The government shutdown, now the longest in U.S. history, has meant that recipients of SNAP benefits, also known as food stamps, have not been able to receive their benefits this month, putting millions of Americans at risk of going without food.

The Trump administration had previously complied with lower court rulings that said it must provide partial funding, but challenged a ruling ordering the government to pay out benefits in full last week. The Supreme Court paused the order on

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