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USDA revises SNAP benefit cut to 35% for November, rather than half
Update is due to miscalculation for using available funds during federal government shutdown, agency says.
Nov 62 min read


Trump administration limits some flights during shutdown as controllers show strain
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Wednesday the Federal Aviation Administration would restrict air travel in 40 “high-traffic” areas of the country to relieve pressure on air traffic controllers who have been working without a paycheck since Oct. 1.
Nov 62 min read


US Supreme Court frosty on Trump's tariff power as world watches
The U.S. Supreme Court gave President Donald Trump's tariff authority a chilly reception on Wednesday, with his economic agenda hanging in the balance and businesses and consumers watching for higher prices.
Nov 54 min read


Trump: Longest-ever shutdown caused GOP election losses
The government shutdown has entered its 36th day, breaking the record as the longest ever and disrupting the lives of millions of Americans with program cuts , flight delays and federal workers nationwide left without paychecks . President Donald Trump , whose first term at the White House set the previous government shutdown record , said this one was a “big factor, negative” in the GOP’s election losses Tuesday and he repeated his demands for Republicans to end the Sena
Nov 51 min read


Domestic violence in Native communities is focus of new survey
The Urban Indian Health Institute, an Indigenous health research group, this month launched a first-of-its-kind national survey of American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian women to determine the prevalence of brain injuries in Native survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence. The goal is to illuminate the extent of the problem, guide clinicians, raise public awareness and direct resources.
Nov 53 min read


Trump now says no SNAP benefits until shutdown ends, despite court order
In a post on social media, Mr. Trump charged that benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, “will be given only when the Radical Left Democrats open up government, which they can easily do, and not before!”
Nov 41 min read


Special education enforcement would be up to states under Trump plan
In its quest to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, the Trump administration wants to let states police themselves when it comes to educating students with disabilities, a move many teachers and parents fear will strip away crucial federal oversight and deny vulnerable children the services they’re guaranteed under law.
Nov 48 min read


DHS wants states to hand over driver’s license data for citizenship checks
Latest step in unprecedented initiative to pool confidential data Trump administration claims will help identify noncitizens on voter rolls and tighten immigration enforcement.
Nov 35 min read


Trump administration says SNAP will be partially funded after judges’ rulings
President Donald Trump’s administration said Monday that it will partially fund SNAP after a pair of judges’ rulings required it to keep the food aid program running.
Nov 31 min read


ICE plans cash rewards for bounty hunters to locate immigrants
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is considering hiring private bounty hunters to locate immigrants across the country, according to a procurement document reviewed by The Intercept..
Nov 21 min read


Two judges require feds to partially cover SNAP benefits
Two federal judges said Friday that the Trump administration must tap into billions of dollars in emergency funds to at least partially cover food stamp benefits for tens of millions of Americans in November.
Oct 311 min read


US refugee limit set at 7,500, mostly white South Africans
The Trump administration is going to restrict the number of refugees it admits into the United States next year to the token level of just 7,500 – and those spots will mostly be filled by white South Africans.
Oct 301 min read
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