White House asks court to block order to fully distribute November’s food stamps

Judge had ordered Trump administration to make full payments by Friday amid ongoing government shutdownThe Trump administration asked a federal appeals court on Friday to block a judge’s order that it distribute November’s full monthly food stamp benefits amid a US federal government shutdown, even as at least some states said they were moving quickly to get the money to people.US district judge John J McConnell Jr had given the Trump administration until Friday to make the payments through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Snap), after the administration said last month that it would not pay benefits for November because of the shutdown. Continue reading...