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On Friday, immediately after a federal appeals court ruled that the White House must fully fund nutritional assistance payments, the federal government sought intervention from the supreme court in a new bid to prevent the order.

A short time later, the supreme court issued an emergency order temporarily blocking full nutrition assistance benefits, which approximately 42 million Americans count on to buy groceries.

“Legal counsel continue fighting, around the clock, to support and promote the president's policies,” the top legal officer announced on digital channels just after 9:30pm local time.

Administration officials had petitioned the appellate court to stop a judicial decision mandating they issue November’s full monthly food stamp payments in the middle of a US federal government shutdown, and faced refusal hours later.

America's Top Court Grants Emergency Order Stopping Entire Snap Food Aid Payments

The supreme court's decision followed the White House petitioned a US appellate court this past Friday to block a judge’s order mandating they distribute this month's entire food stamp aid throughout a government funding lapse.

After that request to block got rejected, the White House turned to the high court in a new effort to halt the directive to completely finance food stamp payments.

What Else Transpired This Week:

• The funding lapse dragged public confidence in the US to a historically low level in the fall, as reported by a monthly survey carried out by the University of Michigan.

• Students, faculty and staff at over 100 universities throughout America rallied against the government's assault on university system last Friday – the first in a planned series of countrywide, synchronized rallies.

• The New York university announced a resolution with the administration, emerging as the fifth university under investigation by the federal government to reach such agreement.

• A Republican congresswoman and strong ally of the White House has publicly started her long-anticipated race for state leadership.

• The president has issued a pardon for a ex- sports star on earlier tax fraud and drug charges, citing the player's post-career adoption of spiritual beliefs and longtime sobriety.