The Supreme Court on Friday granted the Trump administration’s emergency appeal to temporarily block a court order to fully fund SNAP food aid payments amid the government shutdown. A judge had given the Republican administration until Friday to make the payments through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

A federal appeals court had left an order in place earlier in the day that required the administration to provide full SNAP food benefits for November.

Newburgh residents who qualify for SNAP can receive emergency grocery vouchers from the city. Here's the distribution process.

With government employees and those who receive SNAP benefits beginning to feel the effects of the government shutdown, the Community FoodBank of New Jersey organized a food distribution site in northern New Jersey.

In the Supreme Court’s tariffs case, the conservative Justices will weigh two conflicting impulses regarding Presidential authority.

Though Congress typically sets import duties, the administration has argued that Trump can impose tariffs under the president’s emergency powers. They cite the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, saying it allows a president to regulate imports during a time of crisis.

Many of the president’s tariffs rest on the legal claim that the gap between what America imports and exports is a national emergency, an idea that remains contentious.

Millions of families struggling with delayed SNAP benefits are getting some unexpected help from a Brooklyn-based tech company. The Propel app, founded by CEO Jimmy Chen, is giving emergency cash to households waiting for food assistance to arrive amid ongoing government disruptions.