The U.S. Supreme Court has prolonged a suspension on a ruling mandating President Donald Trump's administration to fund food aid for 42 million low-income Americans during the ongoing federal government shutdown. This move allows the administration to temporarily withhold $4 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as SNAP or food stamps.

In court documents, administration lawyers stated that the shutdown's conclusion would eliminate the necessity to pause the judge's directive. The court extended the pause issued last Friday by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, although she wrote that she would have denied further delay.

The pause will expire on Thursday, as the U.S. Senate approved compromise legislation to end the historic government shutdown. This devel

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