Administration Seeks Help from High Court After Failed Attempt to Block Snap Payment Order
On Friday, just moments following a national appellate court ruled that the administration needs to pay for nutritional assistance disbursements, the White House appealed to the US top court in a additional effort to halt the order.
Not long after, the supreme court issued an emergency order temporarily blocking entire food stamp payments, which close to 42 million people depend on to feed their families.
“Legal counsel will not stop battling, day and night, to protect and further our priorities,” the attorney general announced on social media shortly after 9:30pm ET.
Administration officials had requested the US appeals court to stop a judge's order that it issue this month's entire food stamp benefits during a federal closure, and faced refusal later the same day.
US Supreme Court Issues Emergency Order Stopping Complete Nutrition Assistance Benefits
The high court’s order was issued after the administration requested a US appellate court this past Friday to stop a judge’s order that it distribute this month's full monthly food stamp aid amid a US federal government shutdown.
Following that petition to halt got rejected, the administration turned to the high court in a new attempt to prevent the directive to completely finance nutrition assistance payments.
Additional Events Occurred This Week:
The federal government shutdown dragged public confidence in the US to a near record low in this month, according to a monthly survey carried out by the educational institution.
Academic community members at more than 100 universities across the US rallied against the White House's attack on university system on Friday – the first in a scheduled sequence of nationwide, synchronized rallies.
An Ivy League institution revealed a resolution with the administration, becoming the fifth institution being examined by the federal government to settle.
A Republican lawmaker and staunch supporter of the president has officially launched her long-anticipated race for state leadership.
The White House has pardoned a retired baseball great on previous tax fraud and drug charges, mentioning the individual's retirement embrace of faith and longtime sobriety.
