Washington: The Trump administration has requested the US Supreme Court to suspend a Rhode Island federal judge’s order that mandates the government to fully fund the nation’s primary food assistance program, SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), amid the ongoing federal shutdown. The order requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to immediately address a $4 billion shortfall, ensuring uninterrupted benefits for more than 42 million low-income Americans.

In an emergency filing late Friday, the administration urged the justices to act swiftly to halt the directive issued by US District Judge John McConnell in Providence. The judge had ruled that the USDA must use funds from a separate nutrition program backed by $23.35 billion in tariff-derived revenue to make up for the

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