3 h. ago Trump Administration Must Make Food Stamp Payments Within Days, Judge Says

The written order came one day after a court told the Trump administration it must pay benefits in the program known as SNAP during the shutdown.

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28 h. ago US judges say Trump administration must pay Snap food benefits

US judges say Trump administration must pay Snap food benefits  BBC

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29 h. ago Two judges rule Trump admin must keep SNAP benefits in place as shutdown drags on

A pair of federal judges ordered the Trump administration to keep SNAP payments flowing during the government shutdown, averting a lapse in food aid for millions of Americans.

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29 h. ago Live updates: Judges order Trump administration to pay SNAP benefits

Live updates: Judges order Trump administration to pay SNAP benefits  NBC4 Washington

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29 h. ago Judge orders administration to distribute SNAP contingency money

A federal judge in Rhode Island has ordered the Trump administration to distribute SNAP contingency money "as soon as possible."

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29 h. ago Federal judges order administration to pay SNAP benefits but what's next remains unclear

Two federal judges ordered the Trump administration to use emergency funding to provide SNAP benefits. But it's unclear how much, or when, those funds would be provided before the funding runs dry.

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30 h. ago Judge rules Trump's attempt to suspend SNAP funding is unlawful

A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration's attempt to suspend SNAP funding is "unlawful," but declined to immediately order that the program be funded. 

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37 h. ago A judge to weigh in on SNAP benefits. And, Trump wants to resume nuclear testing

A federal judge is set to decide whether the Trump administration will have to find funds to keep SNAP benefits flowing. And, President Trump says the U.S. should resume nuclear weapons testing.

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52 h. ago A judge is set to decide whether SNAP benefits can be cut off on Saturday

A Boston federal judge suggested she was not persuaded by the Trump administration's argument that it is legally barred from using a USDA emergency fund to keep the SNAP benefits coming.

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3 d. ago Union president talks about judge's ruling halting shutdown layoffs

Everett Kelley, the president of the American Federation of Government Employees, talks about a judge's ruling stopping the Trump administration from firing federal worker during the shutdown.

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4 d. ago Judge extends order barring the Trump administration from firing federal workers during the shutdown

Judge extends order barring the Trump administration from firing federal workers during the shutdown  The Seattle Times

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5 d. ago DOJ signals it would rather deport Abrego Garcia than prosecute him

Trump administration tells federal judge it would deport Salvadoran migrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Africa rather than prosecute him on charges of transporting illegal aliens.

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5 d. ago Nearly 42 million Americans could lose SNAP benefits due to shutdown

The Trump administration now says it won't use a contingency fund to pay SNAP benefits to about 1 in 8 Americans in November.

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5 d. ago Trump administration says emergency funds can't be used to keep SNAP benefits going

The Trump administration now says it won't use a contingency fund to pay SNAP benefits to about 1 in 8 Americans in November, a departure from earlier guidance announced before the shutdown.

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5 d. ago Democratic AGs and governors sue USDA for suspending SNAP benefits

More than two dozen Democratic states are suing the Agriculture Department after the Trump administration said it would not use emergency funds to pay SNAP benefits during the shutdown.

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5 d. ago Jon Stewart ‘working’ to remain at Comedy Central despite being ‘upset’ by parent company

It has been unclear if Jon Stewart would remain at Comedy Central once his current contract expires with newly merged Paramount, a Skydance Corporation, installed as its parent company.

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5 d. ago As the shutdown enters its fourth week, USDA says SNAP benefits will run out Nov. 1

As many federal workers enter their fourth week of working without pay, the USDA says food assistance benefits, known as SNAP, will run out Nov. 1.

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2 w. ago Unions Return to Court as Trump Eyes Additional Cuts During Shutdown

Unions representing federal workers told a judge they believed the administration might violate a temporary ban on layoffs during the shutdown.

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2 w. ago Breitbart Business Digest: Judge's Ruling Blocking Trump’s Shutdown Cuts Turns Federal Bureaucracy into a Protected Class

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from proceeding with mass layoffs of federal employees during the government shutdown, calling the move “unprecedented” and “the epitome of hasty, arbitrary, and capricious decisionmaking.” The post Breitbart Business Digest: Judge’s Ruling Blocking Trump’s Shutdown Cuts Turns Federal Bureaucracy into a Protected Class appeared first on Breitbart.

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2 w. ago Trump escalates pressure on Venezuelan drug trade. And, judge pauses shutdown layoffs

Trump escalates pressure on Venezuela by authorizing covert CIA operations. And, a federal judge halts the Trump administration's shutdown layoffs.

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