🔗 Share this article White House Seeks Help from High Court After Failed Attempt to Halt Snap Payment Order On Friday, immediately following a federal appeals court determined that the White House needs to fully fund Snap food aid disbursements, the federal government appealed to the nation's highest court in a further effort to halt the directive. A short time later, the highest court handed down an temporary injunction immediately suspending entire Snap food aid funds, which nearly 42 million individuals depend on to buy groceries. “Legal counsel will not stop fighting, continuously, to protect and further the administration's priorities,” a senior official announced on social media around 9:30pm ET. Government representatives had requested the federal appeals court to stop a judge's order mandating they distribute November’s entire food stamp assistance in the middle of a federal closure, and was denied hours later. America's Top Court Releases Emergency Order Blocking Full Food Stamp Payments The high court’s order followed the administration petitioned a national appeals court last Friday to block a court ruling that it distribute the upcoming complete Snap assistance throughout a US federal government shutdown. After that request to halt faced refusal, the government turned to the nation's top court in a further effort to block the directive to fully fund food stamp benefits. What Else Transpired This Week: The federal government shutdown pulled economic outlook in the US to a near record low in November, according to a monthly survey conducted by the educational institution. Campus populations at more than 100 universities throughout America rallied against the government's attack on higher education on Friday – the first in a planned series of nationwide, coordinated protests. The New York university announced a settlement with the government, becoming the fifth institution facing scrutiny by the US government to do so. A Republican representative and dedicated backer of the White House has formally begun her long-anticipated gubernatorial bid. The administration has issued a pardon for a retired baseball great on past financial and drug charges, referencing the player's later life adoption of faith and years of abstinence.