President Donald Trump's administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court Friday evening to halt a judge's order requiring it to promptly fully fund this month's food aid benefits for 42 million low-income Americans during the ongoing U.S. government shutdown.

The administration filed an emergency request asking the justices to act within hours to put on hold a Rhode Island-based judge's order requiring the U.S. Department of Agriculture to cover an expected $4 billion shortfall by Friday for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP or food stamps.

The ruling by U.S. District Judge John McConnell in Providence on Thursday came after the administration said it would provide $4.65 billion in emergency funding to partially cover SNAP benefits for November. Full funding for th

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