Supreme Court Extends Pause on Trump Administration Food Aid Order Amid Shutdown. The U.S. Supreme Court has extended a pause on a lower court order requiring President Donald Trump's administration to fully fund food aid for 42 million Americans during the ongoing government shutdown. The move means the administration can continue withholding about $4 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — or SNAP — for now. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said she would have denied the request to halt the order, but the pause will remain in effect until Thursday. Meanwhile, the Senate has approved a bipartisan deal to end the historic shutdown, which has left federal workers unpaid and millions without food assistance. SNAP benefits lapsed for the first time in the program's 60-year history, forcing many families to rely on food banks and skip essentials like medication just to make ends meet. Instructions: THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT