Washington: The United States Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration to temporarily continue its cutback on food assistance under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP. The court extended a short pause on a lower court ruling that had ordered the government to restore full payments to millions of low income Americans.

This decision means the administration can withhold around four billion dollars in benefits that were meant for about 42 million people who rely on SNAP. The pause, however, is not a final ruling and is expected to expire later this week. The issue remains under review as legal battles continue in several courts across the country.

The dispute began after a federal judge in Rhode Island directed the administration to release full SNAP pa

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