Supreme Court allows Trump administration to withhold some food benefits
NBC Newsยท2025-11-09 00:36
Tonight, millions of Americans who rely on the government for assistance living in limbo as the government shutdown drags on. In a late Friday night order, the Supreme Court temporarily blocked a lower court decision that had ordered the Trump administration to fully fund SNAP benefit payments by Friday. That stay from the high court means for now the administration can withhold about $4 billion in SNAP benefits.Agricultural Secretary Brooke Rollins praised the order. You can't just create money to fund a p ...