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Trump Administration Returns to Supreme Court in Food Stamp Fight

But the administration indicated it might not be necessary, as Congress moved toward a deal to fund the government.

© Marco Postigo Storel for The New York Times

Outside a food pantry in New York last month. Roughly 42 million people depend on federal benefits to purchase groceries.
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Trump Administration Appeals to Supreme Court to Block Order to Pay Full SNAP Benefits

The temporary ruling by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, blocking a lower court order to fully fund the aid, added to the uncertainty around the nation’s largest anti-hunger program.

© Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as SNAP or food stamps, provides aid to about one in eight Americans.
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