India, Nov. 12 -- The US Supreme Court on Tuesday, November 11, extended a temporary order blocking full food assistance payments under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). SNAP faces renewed uncertainty as the federal government will not be releasing full November benefits to millions of Americans.

On November 6, a federal judge in Rhode Island, John J. McConnell Jr., ordered the administration to use contingency reserves, namely, funds from the Child Nutrition account, to issue full November SNAP payments. The order was issued, citing that millions of children and families were at risk if SNAP benefits were not released.

The Trump administration responded with a second emergency appeal to the Supreme Court, arguing th...