A US appeals court refused to pause a judge’s order requiring the Trump administration to fully fund November food-aid benefits to 42 million eligible Americans.

The high court’s intervention follows a day in which the USDA said it is “working towards” a court order that it pay full benefits for the program through November.

President Trump overstepped his authority when he sought to deploy National Guard troops to Portland, Ore., to protect the Immigration and Customs Enforcement office there, a federal judge ruled on Friday, issuing a permanent block on troop deployments to the city in response to anti-ICE demonstrations.

The Trump administration issued a memo telling states to “immediately undo” any action taken to fully fund November food-aid benefits, adding further uncertainty around the program that provides support to 42 million low-income Americans.

The agreement ends a government investigation into accusations of antisemitism made against the school, which was one of many that had pro-Palestinian protests on campus last year.

Cornell University has agreed to pay $60 million and accept the Trump administration’s interpretation of civil rights laws in order to restore federal funding and end investigations into the Ivy League school.

The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily granted the Trump administration's request to withhold SNAP food aid. Molly Jong-Fast and Kirsten Allen join to weigh in. They also discuss Senate Democrats proposal to end the government shutdown as Republicans face new pressure after getting shellacked in elections across the country.