White House Seeks Help from High Court After Failed Attempt to Block Snap Aid Order

This past Friday, just moments after a federal appeals court ruled that the administration is required to completely finance nutritional assistance benefits, the White House appealed to the US top court in a additional attempt to halt the order.

A short time later, the highest court issued an emergency order provisionally halting full Snap food aid funds, which close to 42 million individuals rely on to put food on the table.

“Government lawyers persist in working, continuously, to defend and advance the administration's agenda,” the top legal officer declared on social media shortly after 9:30pm in Washington.

White House staff had requested the appellate court to stop a court ruling mandating they issue November’s full monthly Snap assistance during a federal closure, and faced refusal later the same day.

America's Top Court Grants Temporary Injunction Blocking Complete Nutrition Assistance Benefits

The high court’s decision was issued after the White House requested a federal appeals court last Friday to halt a judicial directive requiring them to issue the upcoming complete nutritional assistance throughout a federal closure.

Following that petition to halt got rejected, the administration turned to the nation's top court in a new effort to block the ruling to pay for Snap food aid payments.

What Else Transpired Today:

• The funding lapse pulled consumer sentiment in the US to a historically low level in November, as reported by a regular poll administered by the University of Michigan.

• Students, faculty and staff at in excess of 100 colleges across the US demonstrated against the administration’s attack on university system recently – the opening in a scheduled sequence of national, coordinated protests.

• Cornell University disclosed a agreement with the administration, making it the fifth college being examined by the federal government to reach such agreement.

• A GOP lawmaker and dedicated backer of the White House has officially launched her long-anticipated race for state leadership.

• The administration has granted clemency to a ex- athlete on earlier financial and narcotics violations, citing the athlete's post-career commitment to religion and years of abstinence.