White House says it will fully fund food stamps in November as it fights court order

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 the administration said it will fund the program this month while the court battle plays out.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…