The Trump administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court to pause an order forcing the government to fully fund food aid benefits as the government shutdown drags on.

The administration is seeking the intervention from the court by 9:30 p.m. Friday after an appeals court ruled earlier in the day against the government.

‘From SNAP to paychecks to flights: every delay, every cut, every paycheck missed is part of their plan. Democrats are playing politics while Americans pay the price.’

“The core power of Congress is that of the purse, while the executive is tasked with allocating limited resources across competing priorities,” Solicitor General John Sauer argued in the emergency appeal.

“But here, the court below took the current shutdown as effective license to declare a federal bankruptcy and appoint itself the trustee,” he added, “charged with picking winners and losers among those seeking some part of the limited pool of remaining federal funds.”

Democracy Forward represents a group of cities, churches, nonprofits, and a union who are challenging the emergency appeal and want the lower order to stand.

“The Trump-Vance administration continues to attempt — over and over — to take food out of the hands of families, seniors, workers, and children. And every time they tried, the courts told them what the law already makes clear: They cannot,” Democracy Forward president Skye Perryman said.

“American families should not be used as political props in a shutdown that this White House manufactured,” she added. “Even as the administration attempts — again — through an appeal to the Supreme Court to deprive people of nutrition, we will continue to meet them with effective legal action and secure benefits for the American people.”

About 42 million Americans receive SNAP benefits.

“From SNAP to paychecks to flights: every delay, every cut, every paycheck missed is part of their plan. Democrats are playing politics while Americans pay the price,” reads a statement from the White House.

RELATED: Woman goes viral after admitting to being on SNAP benefits for 3 decades

Prior to the SNAP ruling, a separate judge also ruled against the Trump administration in a lawsuit from a federal workers’ union that accused it of acting against their free speech rights.

The shutdown is entering its sixth week.

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Former NBA star Paul Pierce is handing out free advice from his podcast “The Truth After Dark” — but it’s advice only a fellow millionaire could take, not regular guys who listen to his podcast.

“If you really want to know if a girl love you, you need to go out and cheat on her,” Pierce said on “The Truth After Dark” podcast.

“Go cheat on her and see how she reacts. Now we going to see what’s real,” he added.

BlazeTV host Jason Whitlock and BlazeTV contributor Shemeka Michelle are not impressed with the wisdom Pierce has chosen to impart to his audience.

“That’s just dumb. You know, I don’t know what his religious affiliation or his beliefs are, but the Bible tells us that love is kind. It doesn’t dishonor others. It’s not self-seeking. And it always protects. How are you protecting her heart, her mind, her spirit, just to go out here and cheat?” Michelle says.

“It’s crazy that his podcast is called ‘The Truth.’ Where’s the truth? There’s no truth in that. And Satan is the father of lies. It’s unfortunate that all of his sons and daughters have this access to the airwaves to just push foolishness,” she continues.

“This man said, intentionally, pretty much, is what he’s saying: Go out here to cheat,” she adds. “Why would you do that to her?”

Whitlock points out that while this strategy may work for Pierce, it will lead most men’s lives to ruin.

“Most men that would live the lifestyle that he’s talking about will be so plagued by women who hate them and stalk them and try to create chaos in their life. Women that have some sort of support check that they have because they’ve had a stray baby with this person,” Whitlock says.

“It’s just bad, bad advice,” he continues.

“You start thinking you’re your own god and you did all this, and so you start passing on your level of wisdom, and it’s, you know, an inch deep at best,” he adds.

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A federal judge sided on Friday with a union against the Trump administration in a lawsuit claiming partisan messages on out-of-office emails were unconstitutional.

U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper said the messages blaming Democrats for the government shutdown on the outgoing messages from the Department of Education violated the workers’ free speech rights.

‘Political officials are free to blame whomever they wish for the shutdown, but they cannot use rank-and-file civil servants as their unwilling spokespeople. The First Amendment stands in their way.’

The American Federation of Government Employees said in its lawsuit that the email messages forced employees to “involuntarily parrot the Trump administration’s talking points with emails sent out in their names.”

Cooper agreed in a 36-page opinion.

“Nonpartisanship is the bedrock of the federal civil service; it ensures that career government employees serve the public, not the politicians. But by commandeering its employees’ e-mail accounts to broadcast partisan messages, the Department chisels away at that foundation,” Cooper wrote in the ruling.

Attorneys for both sides admitted that the case was unprecedented for the federal courts.

“Political officials are free to blame whomever they wish for the shutdown, but they cannot use rank-and-file civil servants as their unwilling spokespeople,” Cooper continued. “The First Amendment stands in their way. The Department’s conduct therefore must cease.”

Workers said that partisan text was added to their email response messages for the shutdown.

“Unfortunately, Democrat Senators are blocking passage of H.R. 5371 in the Senate which has led to a lapse in appropriations,” the text read.

RELATED: Federal judge shuts down Trump order for mass layoffs during government shutdown

Democracy Forward CEO Skye Perryman called the ruling a “major victory for the constitutional rights” of federal workers.

“No administration — of any party — can commandeer public servants’ identities and force them to push partisan propaganda,” Perryman added. “Today’s decision makes it clear that civil servants are not a political tool, and it reinforces a fundamental principle: Our federal workforce serves the public, not political agendas.”

Cooper was appointed by former President Barack Obama.

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A Houston-area school district is facing a lawsuit after refusing to display the Ten Commandments in its classrooms as ordered by a new state law.

Attorney General Paxton announced the lawsuit in a press release on Friday after the Galveston Independent School Board voted to delay displaying the posters until legal challenges were decided in court.

‘There is no valid legal basis to prevent Texas schools from honoring a foundational framework of our laws.’

“America is a Christian nation, and it is imperative that we display the very values and timeless truths that have historically guided the success of our country,” said Paxton. “By refusing to follow the law, Galveston ISD chose to both blatantly ignore the legislature and also ignore the legal and moral heritage of our nation.”

Paxton is asking a court for an injunction to force the district to comply with the law. The law was signed by Gov. Greg Abbott (R) earlier this year and went into effect on Sept. 1.

The law is being challenged by various lawsuits. It is expected to make its way to the U.S. Supreme Court.

The school district released a statement saying its offices were closed Friday but that it would “evaluate” the statement from Paxton next week.

“We will closely monitor any possible litigation and consult with our legal counsel before making further decisions,” the district said. “In the meantime, our focus remains on elevating instruction, valuing a respectful culture, and promoting a safe environment for students and staff.”

RELATED: Leftists lose it after Louisiana becomes first state to require Ten Commandments in every classroom

Paxton precluded arguments based on the idea of separation of church and state.

“There is no valid legal basis to prevent Texas schools from honoring a foundational framework of our laws, especially under the misconception that a ‘separation of church and state’ phrase appears in the Constitution,” he wrote. “It does not.”

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Federal immigration officials rounded up several violent criminals on Thursday, despite the ongoing government shutdown.

‘Yesterday’s arrests include criminal illegal aliens convicted of some of the worst crimes imaginable, including sexual abuse of a minor.’

A Department of Homeland Security press release obtained exclusively by Blaze News highlighted five of Thursday’s “worst of the worst” arrests.

“Despite the Democrats’ longest government shutdown in American history, ICE refuses to slow down,” the press release read.

The Immigration and Customs Enforcement apprehensions included illegal aliens with a prior rap sheet, including two pedophiles, a rapist, and other violent assailants.

ICE arrested Jose Rivera-Medrano, a 41-year-old from El Salvador who was previously sentenced to 20 years in prison when he was convicted of sexual abuse of a minor in Rockville, Maryland. He pleaded guilty in October 2019, according to court records.

RELATED: Illegal alien pedophile allegedly ‘physically assaulted’ ICE agent during immigration operation: DHS

Jose Rivera-Medrano. Image source: The Department of Homeland Security

ICE Buffalo captured Milton Antunez-Bonilla, who is from Honduras. The 40-year-old was found guilty of sexual assault against a child 15 years old in Nassau County, New York. He was sentenced to five years in prison.

Milton Antunez-Bonilla. Image source: The Department of Homeland Security

Aaron Comisario-Galicia, a Mexican national, was convicted of rape in Los Angeles, California.

Aaron Comisario-Galicia. Image source: The Department of Homeland Security

Federal agents nabbed 33-year-old Juan Raul Chavez-Reyes, a national from Mexico who was convicted of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in Erath County, Texas.

Juan Raul Chavez-Reyes. Image source: The Department of Homeland Security

ICE Houston arrested Joseph Perez-De La Cruz, a Mexican national who was convicted for conspiring to transport illegal aliens, placing lives in jeopardy in Del Rio, Texas. He was sentenced to three years in prison.

RELATED: Illegal alien learns his fate after a Wisconsin judge allegedly helped him evade ICE

Joseph Perez-De La Cruz. Image source: The Department of Homeland Security

DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin stated that ICE agents are battling a severe uptick in threats.

“Even while facing an 8,000% increase in death threats against them, the brave men and women of ICE work tirelessly to get these worst-of-the-worst offenders off our streets and out of country,” McLaughlin said.

“Yesterday’s arrests include criminal illegal aliens convicted of some of the worst crimes imaginable, including sexual abuse of a minor,” she continued. “These heinous criminals have no business remaining in the country any longer, and we thank President Trump and [DHS] Secretary [Kristi] Noem for unleashing ICE to protect American communities.”

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The happiest place on Earth is going through a strange bout of deaths this fall.

In just a matter of weeks, four guests to Florida’s Walt Disney World have died, all from tragic circumstances.

‘People who … want to have that one last good happy family memory will go to Walt Disney World.’

The first death reportedly came on October 15 when an avid Disney World fan was found dead hours after she vanished.

Four deaths in four weeks

As the New York Post reported, 31-year-old Summer Equitz died at the Contemporary Resort, one of the theme park’s 25 hotels. Equitz even reportedly had a missing persons page posted on a Reddit for Disney fans, with relatives seemingly looking for help to locate her.

“She booked a flight [to Orlando] without telling us, unfortunately,” a relative allegedly wrote.

Unfortunately, Equitz died by multiple blunt impact injuries, originally thought to be by jumping onto the monorail; police declared she was “NOT struck by the monorail.”

A man in his 60s then reportedly died on October 21 after being taken to the hospital from Disney World. Entertainment Weekly said it was told by the Orange County Sheriff’s Office that there were “no signs of foul play.”

The man had a history of hypertension and end-stage liver disease.

More questions than answers

This “medical episode” was the most open-and-shut down case of the four, leaving far fewer questions than the next death at the Contemporary Resort.

RELATED: Comedian Shane Gillis shocks ESPN crowd with Epstein and illegal alien jokes: ‘This is Disney’

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The third death came as visitors to the theme park posted a video about a “VERY large law enforcement” presence outside their balcony at Disney’s Bay Lake Tower.

Entertainment Weekly confirmed that Matthew Cohn died by suicide on October 23 at the Contemporary Resort, with a representative saying the cause of death was “multiple traumatic injuries.”

A fourth death was then reported by TMZ on Tuesday, with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office telling the outlet that a “woman in her 40s was transported to Celebration Hospital where she passed away.”

The sheriff’s office also told the Independent that there were “no signs of foul play.”

The woman was reportedly found at Disney’s Pop Century Resort, located near Epcot and Hollywood Studios.

RELATED: Disney feeds on yesterday while starving tomorrow’s childhood

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‘Weird phenomenon’

Outlets like Fox Business and the New York Post have reported that since 1971, there have been a total of 68 deaths at Disney World.

In those 648 months, that would be an average of about 0.1 deaths per month before the recent four.

The strange phenomenon may be explained by remarks made by Jim Hill from the “Disney Wish” podcast in 2022.

According to Fox Business, Hill told the Post that there exists a “weird phenomenon where people who are severely depressed but want to have that one last good happy family memory will go to Walt Disney World.”

Fox Business, the New York Post, Entertainment Weekly, and the Independent were unable to acquire comment from Disney World on these matters. Blaze News has reached out for comment and will update this article with any applicable responses.

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