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BOSTON (AP) -- 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, even though residents in some states already have received the funds.

Supreme Court issues emergency order to block full SNAP food aid payments

IS ONE OF THE VICTIMS ABOUT HOW MUCH THEY TRY TO SAY. >> BREAKING NEWS FROM WRAL COVERAGE. YOU CAN COUNT ON. >> BREAKING RIGHT NOW AT 10, THE U.S. SUPREME COURT GRANTED THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S EMERGENCY APPEAL TO TEMPORARILY BLOCK A COURT ORDER FORCING IT TO PAY FULL SNAP BENEFITS DURING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. THANKS FOR JOINING US. I'M GERALD L AND I'M LENA TILLETT. A LOWER COURT HAD GIVEN THE ADMINISTRATION UNTIL FRIDAY TO MAKE FULL PAYMENTS TO RECIPIENTS. WE HAVE TEAM COVERAGE ON THIS DEVELOPING STORY. LET'S FIRST GO TO BRIAN SHRADER WITH THE BREAKING DEVELOPMENTS. BRIAN NEWS BREAKING JUST IN THE PAST HALF HOUR. AS YOU SAID, A LOWER COURT SAID THAT THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE HAD TO TRANSFER 4 BILLION DOLLARS. >> BY THE END OF THE DAY TODAY AND PAY THOSE SNAP BENEFIT PAYMENTS FOR NOVEMBER IN FULL. BUT TONIGHT, JUSTICE KETANJI BROWN JACKSON WHO WAS ASSIGNED TO HERE EMERGENCY APPEALS FROM THAT COURT HAD BLOCKED THAT ORDER. SO FOR NOW, THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION DOES NOT HAVE TO MAKE THOSE FULL SNAP PAYMENTS. THEY ARE CONTINUING TO MAKE THE PARTIAL PAYMENTS. BUT AFTER THIS ORDER TONIGHT THAT DON'T HAVE TO MAKE THOSE FULL PAYMENTS RIGHT NOW. AND THAT'S THE KEY. THIS IS RIGHT NOW. IT'S A TEMPORARY ORDER THAT BLOCKS ALL OF THAT. NONE OF THE UNDERLYING LEGAL QUESTIONS ABOUT ALL OF THIS HAS BEEN RESOLVED YET. BUT THAT IS THE LATEST FROM WASHINGTON. >> ALL RIGHT, BRIAN, THANK YOU. TALKING ABOUT PARTIAL PAYMENTS TONIGHT, THE STATE SAID ABOUT 190,000 HOUSEHOLDS IN NORTH CAROLINA RECEIVED $16 OR LESS ON THEIR EBT CARDS TODAY. WRAL'S KIRSTEN CLARK IS JOINING US LIVE IN RALEIGH AFTER SPEAKING WITH FAMILIES. KIRSTEN, WHAT ARE THEY DOING TO GET BY WITH THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY? >> YELLING I SPOKE WITH MULTIPLE PEOPLE TODAY WHO RELY ON SNAP BENEFITS. THEY CALLED ME FOOD PANTRIES LIKE THIS ONE HAVE BEEN CRUCIAL TO THEIR SURVIVAL WITHOUT THAT SUPPORT FROM THE GOVERNMENT >> THIS IS A SCREEN SHOT OF MICHELLE COX'S EVT ACCOUNT BALANCE. SHE HAS NOT GOTTEN ANY OF HER SNAP BENEFITS THIS MONTH. WHILE THIS SCREENSHOT SHOWS THE PARTIAL PAYMENT, HER SON RECEIVED THIS MORNING. REALLY WHO CAN LIVE OFF OF THE A MONTH? THEY'RE JUST IN A 4 DAY. SAYS IT'S BEEN AN UPHILL BATTLE TO FIND FOOD FOR HER FAMILY WAITING FOR THEM. IT IS NIGHT AND WE JUST LEARNED THAT NIGHT TO BE ABLE SAVE O AND SHE'S NOT ALONE. IN GREECE. CARNEY TOLD ME SHE WAS HEARTBROKEN TO FIND A 0 BALANCE ON HER EBT CARD THIS MORNING. ED KNOW THE APP PROUD TO SURVIVE MY BROTHER CASE ABOUT IT BECAUSE HE'S IN A HOSPITAL TO BE AND TO GET NOTHING. WHAT DO YOU DO? CARNEY SAYS LINCOLN FOOD DISTRIBUTION CENTER HAS GOT SICK, BUT EVEN THE BOXES AND SHELVES HERE ARE ALMOST EMPTY COMPARED TO WHAT IS IT JUST ONE WEEK AGO, EVERYBODY IS RUNNING OUT OF FOOD. SO WHAT AM I GONNA DO IT JUST THIS MAKE YOU WANT TO BREAK DOWN AND CRASH? YOU KNOW, WES IS HAPPENING AND BOTH WOMEN HOPE THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION WILL FULLY FUND SNAP BENEFITS. WE VOTE FOR YOU. YOU KNOW, >> THAT YOU'RE GOING TO THE RIGHT THING AND WE VOTE FOR YOU IF YOU DON'T DO THE RIGHT THING. THAT'S THE OF MISTRUST THERE. THINK ABOUT IT. IT WAS YOUR FAMILY GOING THROUGH >> IT WAS JUST TAP THEM. ONE FOR THE U.S.. WILL YOU ALLOW IT? >> THE SUPREME COURT DECISION COULD ALSO MEAN AN EVEN GREATER INFLUX OF DEMAND FOR FOOD PANTRIES LIKE THIS ONE. WHILE ORGANIZERS WORK TO KEEP THE SHELVES STOCKED LIVE IN

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WASHINGTON (AP) â President Donald Trump said Friday that no U.S. government officials would be attending the Group of 20 summit this year in South Africa, citing the countryâs treatment of white farmers.

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WASHINGTON (AP) â President Donald Trump on Friday accused foreign-owned meat packers of driving up the price of beef in the U.S. and asked the Department of Justice to open an investigation.

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