Overview
- The high court extended an administrative stay through Thursday, keeping a lower-court order requiring full November benefits on hold.
- Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented from the extension, which follows an earlier temporary pause she issued on Friday.
- The First Circuit had refused to stay a Rhode Island judge’s mandate for full November SNAP funding, setting up the current Supreme Court review.
- A federal court blocked a USDA notice that warned states against paying full benefits, while states remain split with some issuing full amounts (Hawaii, New Jersey), some none (Nebraska, West Virginia), and others partial payouts such as Texas near 65%.
- The Senate approved legislation to reopen the government and replenish SNAP, the House is set to take it up, and the president said the shutdown could be nearing an end without committing to sign the bill.