The high court decision allows a lower court time to consider a more lasting pause. The Trump administration is appealing an order to fully fund November food aid for millions of people.

In the week since federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits nearly expired, the Trump administration has successfully pushed back on orders from federal courts to maintain payments for November,

Shortly after telling states that the food assistance program would be fully funded, the administration asked the Supreme Court to step in.

SNAP users brace for a hungry weekend after the Trump administration appeals order to provide full SNAP benefits

More than 800,000 New Jersey children and adults who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, began November with empty debit accounts as a result of the ongoing federal government shutdown.

It’s unclear how the Supreme Court intervention would affect a payment process that is already underway, although at minimum, the confusing situation for recipients who are fast running out of options for food is likely to only worsen.

It's unclear when Connecticut residents will see federal SNAP benefits, but recipients will still get help from the state government.

The food boxes provided by the Fresno American Indian Health Project come amid an unsettling back-and-forth. SNAP benefits originally ran out on November 1st. Two judges then ordered the Trump administration to fund SNAP, and the president agreed to do so at 65 percent.