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This past Friday, immediately after a national appellate court ruled that the White House must completely finance food stamp benefits, the White House turned to the supreme court in a additional attempt to halt the ruling.

Within hours, the highest court released an emergency order immediately suspending entire food stamp funds, which close to 42 million Americans depend on to buy groceries.

“Government lawyers persist in fighting, day and night, to protect and further the president's agenda,” a senior official declared on online platforms just after 9:30pm local time.

Administration officials had requested the federal appeals court to block a judicial decision requiring them to distribute the upcoming entire nutritional benefits amid a government funding lapse, and was denied that afternoon.

The High Court Grants Temporary Injunction Blocking Complete Nutrition Assistance Payments

The supreme court's order came after the White House petitioned a national appeals court last Friday to stop a court ruling mandating they provide this month's complete nutritional assistance throughout a government funding lapse.

Following that petition to stop got rejected, the administration appealed to the high court in a new effort to prevent the directive to completely finance nutrition assistance disbursements.

What Else Transpired This Week:

• The funding lapse pulled consumer sentiment in the US to a significant downturn in November, based on a monthly survey carried out by the educational institution.

• Students, faculty and staff at in excess of 100 colleges throughout America rallied against the government's challenge to university system recently – the initial in a scheduled sequence of national, coordinated protests.

• An Ivy League institution announced a settlement with the administration, emerging as the fifth institution under investigation by the US government to settle.

• A conservative congresswoman and dedicated backer of the administration has officially launched her long-anticipated race for state leadership.

• The president has issued a pardon for a retired baseball great on previous financial and substance offenses, referencing the player's post-career adoption of spiritual beliefs and longtime sobriety.