White House Turns to Supreme Court After Unsuccessful Bid to Block Food Stamp Payment Directive
This past Friday, shortly following a national appellate court determined that the government is required to pay for food stamp benefits, the White House turned to the US top court in a new effort to prevent the order.
Within hours, the supreme court handed down an urgent ruling immediately suspending full Snap food aid benefits, which nearly 42 thousand people rely on to put food on the table.
“Our attorneys will not stop fighting, around the clock, to support and promote the president's priorities,” a senior official announced on online platforms just after 9:30pm in Washington.
Administration officials had petitioned the US appeals court to overturn a court ruling mandating they issue the upcoming complete food stamp payments in the middle of a federal closure, and had their request rejected later the same day.
The High Court Releases Emergency Order Stopping Full Food Stamp Payments
The top court's order followed the White House requested a federal appeals court this past Friday to block a court ruling mandating they issue November’s full monthly food stamp aid during a government funding lapse.
Following that petition to block was denied, the administration sought help from the supreme court in a further bid to block the directive to pay for Snap food aid payments.
Other Developments Transpired This Week:
The funding lapse brought consumer sentiment in the US to a near record low in this month, based on a ongoing study conducted by the educational institution.
Students, faculty and staff at in excess of 100 colleges across the US rallied against the White House's challenge to higher education recently – the first in a organized set of national, coordinated protests.
The New York university revealed a resolution with the administration, making it the fifth institution facing scrutiny by the federal government to reach such agreement.
A GOP congresswoman and dedicated backer of the president has officially launched her highly predicted gubernatorial bid.
The White House has issued a pardon for a former baseball great on earlier tax evasion and narcotics violations, citing the player's later life commitment to spiritual beliefs and longtime sobriety.
