Government Turns to Supreme Court After Failed Bid to Block Snap Payment Directive
This past Friday, shortly after a federal appeals court decided that the White House needs to pay for Snap food aid payments, the federal government appealed to the US top court in a new effort to halt the directive.
A short time later, the top US court handed down an urgent ruling provisionally halting full food stamp payments, which close to 42 hundred thousand people count on to buy groceries.
“Legal counsel will not stop fighting, day and night, to support and promote our policies,” a senior official declared on online platforms around 9:30pm in Washington.
Government representatives had requested the appellate court to overturn a court ruling requiring them to distribute the upcoming complete Snap payments during a government funding lapse, and was denied hours later.
US Supreme Court Issues Emergency Order Stopping Entire Snap Food Aid Benefits
The supreme court's ruling came after the government requested a national appeals court last Friday to stop a court ruling mandating they issue this month's entire food stamp assistance amid a federal closure.
After that request to stop faced refusal, the White House sought help from the supreme court in a new effort to halt the order to pay for Snap food aid disbursements.
Other Developments Happened Today:
The federal government shutdown dragged economic outlook in the US to a near record low in November, based on a monthly survey conducted by the University of Michigan.
Students, faculty and staff at in excess of 100 universities across the US protested the government's challenge to college education last Friday – the first in a scheduled sequence of nationwide, organized demonstrations.
Cornell University announced a resolution with the government, making it the fifth institution under investigation by the US government to reach such agreement.
A GOP representative and staunch supporter of the White House has publicly started her much-expected gubernatorial bid.
The White House has granted clemency to a retired sports star on previous tax evasion and substance offenses, referencing the individual's post-career embrace of faith and extended clean living.
