The Trump administration has notified the Supreme Court that it still plans to seek a stay of a lower court ruling requiring the government to provide full November benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

The administration noted, however, that the matter could become moot if Congress finalizes a bipartisan deal now advancing in the Senate to reopen the government and fully fund SNAP through the fiscal year.

SNAP funding has been at the center of a back-and-forth legal fight during the shutdown. The administration initially said it could not use contingency funds to cover full November benefits. After several states and nonprofit groups sued, a federal judge in Rhode Island ordered the government to use all available funding to fully cover the benefits, rathe

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