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The Trump administration said Monday it will return to the Supreme Court to stop full funding for SNAP, hours after an appeals court refused to block a lower court’s order to pay benefits in full to about 42 million recipients. Solicitor General D. John Sauer said the emergency request would be unnecessary if the government reopens as Congress inches toward a deal. A Massachusetts judge meanwhile halted a federal directive penalizing states that issued full benefits. The First Circuit rejected the administration’s bid in a scathing opinion, intensifying a weekslong battle that has disrupted aid and drawn criticism.

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