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Trump Administration Renews Supreme Court Appeal to Keep Full SNAP Payments Frozen
The Trump administration argues court orders infringe constitutional spending powers while SNAP supports 42 million Americans amid the government shutdown, with legal battles ongoing.
- On Monday, President Donald Trump's administration returned to the Supreme Court seeking to keep full SNAP payments frozen and demanded states undo full benefits paid during a one-day window.
- Judges in Massachusetts and Rhode Island ruled the administration could not skip November benefits, and U.S. District Judge John J. McConnell ordered full funding by Friday, prompting states to disburse benefits quickly.
- The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program supports 42 million Americans, with Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont assuring 360,000 residents their benefits will not be reclaimed after Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson paused full payments Friday.
- The Supreme Court's temporary pause means the government gains at least 48 hours, but that pause will expire Tuesday night, and state SNAP accounts could be depleted as soon as Monday, risking unpaid reimbursements to stores.
- The administration has tapped an emergency reserve to supply 65% of the maximum monthly benefit, while Congress considers funding SNAP in a shutdown deal, and states provide partial payments awaiting U.S. Department of Agriculture guidance.
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By John Fritze, CNN - The Trump administration informed the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday that it will continue fighting to withhold full Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to states during the partial government shutdown, keeping alive a high-profile case that would likely be dismissed if federal agencies reopen. The Trump administration decided to challenge a court order requiring it to use $4 billion from another fund to…
Trump administration renews Supreme Court appeal to keep full SNAP payments frozen - The Boston Globe
The request is the latest in a flurry of legal activity over how a program that helps buy groceries for 42 million Americans should proceed during the historic US government shutdown.
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