White House Appeals to Top Court After Failed Bid to Halt Snap Payment Directive
On Friday, shortly after a national appellate court ruled that the White House needs to fully fund nutritional assistance disbursements, the federal government turned to the US top court in a additional attempt to halt the ruling.
Within hours, the supreme court released an urgent ruling temporarily blocking entire nutrition assistance payments, which nearly 42 hundred thousand Americans depend on to put food on the table.
“Our attorneys will not stop working, around the clock, to protect and further our policies,” a senior official declared on social media just after 9:30pm ET.
Administration officials had petitioned the US appeals court to block a court ruling requiring them to distribute November’s complete food stamp benefits in the middle of a US federal government shutdown, and had their request rejected later the same day.
The High Court Issues Urgent Ruling Stopping Full Nutrition Assistance Payments
The top court's ruling followed the White House petitioned a national appeals court on Friday to block a court ruling requiring them to issue November’s full monthly food stamp aid during a government funding lapse.
After that request to stop faced refusal, the government turned to the supreme court in a new bid to halt the order to pay for food stamp disbursements.
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The funding lapse pulled economic outlook in the US to a significant downturn in the fall, as reported by a monthly survey administered by the Michigan University.
Academic community members at over 100 campuses across the US protested the White House's assault on higher education last Friday – the initial in a planned series of countrywide, coordinated protests.
An Ivy League institution revealed a agreement with the government, emerging as the fifth university being examined by the US government to settle.
A Republican congresswoman and staunch supporter of the White House has formally begun her highly predicted campaign for governor.
The White House has issued a pardon for a former baseball great on previous tax evasion and drug charges, citing the player's post-career commitment to religion and extended clean living.
