## U.S. Supreme Court allows Trump admin to avoid fully funding SNAP payments for now

Authored by cbc.ca

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday allowed U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to withhold for now about $4 billion US needed to fully fund a food aid program for 42 million low-income Americans this month amid the federal government shutdown.

The court's action, known as an administrative stay, gives a lower court additional time to consider the administration's formal request to only partially fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP or food stamps, for November.

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, who issued the stay, set it to expire in two days.

McConnell last week ordered the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to use emergency SNAP funding to cover part of this month's cost.

McConnell, an appointee of Democratic president Barack Obama, accused the Republican Trump administration of withholding SNAP benefits for "political reasons.".

"The court should deny Defendants' motion and not allow them to further delay getting vital food assistance to individuals and families who need it now," the lawyers wrote.

The 1st Circuit on Friday denied the Trump administration's request to pause McConnell's ruling, prompting the Justice Department's emergency request to the Supreme Court. »

### Judge permanently bars Trump from deploying National Guard troops to Portland in response to immigration protests

Authored by nbcnews.com

A federal judge in Oregon on Friday issued a permanent injunction barring the Trump administration from deploying the National Guard on the streets of Portland in response to protests against the president's immigration policies.

"Oregon National Guard members have been away from their jobs and families for 38 days.

Based on this ruling, I am renewing my call to the Trump Administration to send all troops home now," Kotek said. »

### Majority of Brazil's Supreme Court votes to reject Bolsonaro's appeal, upholding 27-year sentence

Authored by nbcnews.com

SAO PAULO — The majority of justices on Brazil’s Supreme Court panel reviewing former President Jair Bolsonaro’s appeal rejected his request on Friday.

The vote of Justice Cármen Lúcia is still pending, but she is expected to align with the other panel members.

The panel has until Nov. 14 to submit their votes, and the decision won’t be finalized until then. »

### The Battle Iranian Women Are Winning

Authored by theatlantic.com

Western rock music is mostly banned in the Islamic Republic, and women are forbidden to dance in public, smoke, and—most important—bare their hair.

Iran’s mandatory-hijab law requires women to cover their head and entire body, except for their face and hands below the wrist.

Despite an official ban on celebrating Halloween, thousands of Tehranis, including many unveiled women, donned costumes last week. »

### Cornell University reaches $60 million deal with Trump administration to restore federal funding

Authored by cnn.com

The Trump administration has reached a multimillion-dollar deal with Cornell University to restore more than $250 million in federal funding for the school.

Cornell is expected to pay the federal government $30 million over three years, according to the text of the agreement.

Under the deal, which is effective Friday, the university has also agreed to provide the federal government with “anonymized undergraduate admissions data.” »

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