Trump admin asks SCOTUS to strike down judge’s SNAP order — arguing court ordered admin to spend money Congress hasn’t appropriated

Fuente: New York Post

The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to strike down a federal judge’s order requiring it to restore payments of SNAP benefits to millions of Americans that were halted due to the ongoing government shutdown. The administration appealed to the high court after an appellate judge refused its request to allow it to only partially fund benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for November. Some of the more than 42 million Americans saw their SNAP benefits — also known as food stamps — restored for the month earlier this week when a federal judge issued an order requiring the Trump administration to make the payments that were put on pause after Oct.