President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday told the U.S. Supreme Court that it continues to seek a halt of a judge’s order requiring it to fully fund food aid for 42 million low-income Americans this month even as lawmakers take steps toward ending the federal government shutdown.

Lawyers for the administration told the justices in a letter that an end to the government shutdown would eliminate the need for its request concerning the judge’s order. The administration’s attempt to only partially fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP or food stamps, for November amid the federal government shutdown has faced several legal challenges.

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(Reporting by John Kruzel; Editing by Will Dunham)