US Loses Appeal Ruling to Limit Food Aid Funding for Now

A US appeals court refused to pause a judge’s order requiring the Trump administration to fully fund November food-aid benefits to 42 million eligible Americans during the government shutdown.

A panel of the 1st US Circuit Court of Appeals late Sunday denied the administration’s request to continue making only partial payments during the shutdown, while it challenges a lower court judge’s directive to fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, at 100%.