CHICAGO - A Chicago federal judge has declined to pare back his order blocking the Trump administration from cutting off federal funds to groups that promote "diversity, equity and inclusion,"

The Trump administration spent Friday fighting an appellate court battle to avoid restoring $4 billion in SNAP benefits in jeopardy due to the government shutdown.

U.S. District Judge John J. McConnell Jr. had given Trump’s administration until Friday to make the payments through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. But Trump’s administration asked the appeals court to suspend any court orders requiring it to spend more money than is available in a contingency fund.

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U.S. District Judge John J. McConnell Jr. had given Trump’s administration until Friday to make the payments through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

Deployment can move forward, for now, under a preliminary ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. But legal wrangling will likely continue. By Anna Griffin and Mattathias Schwartz The Trump administration can proceed with deploying ...