WASHINGTON —

The Trump administration has appealed once again to the U.S. Supreme Court over the fate of full payments from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) during the ongoing government shutdown.

Benefits for millions of Americans had been delayed when a federal appeals court ruled last week that the Trump administration must fully fund November benefits. Following the decision, the White House filed an emergency appeal to the Supreme Court on Monday to intervene. Advertisement

"It is a tragedy of Congress’s creation, by shutting the government down, allowing appropriations to lapse, and creating a Hobson’s choice for the Executive Branch on how to triage which crucial programs get limited available residual funds," the Trump administration wrote in its appeal.

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