21 h. ago ‘The well has run dry’: Trump’s USDA could cut off food stamps for 42 million Americans as admin blames Democrats

Food banks brace for impact as states demand USDA tap into billions of dollars in emergency funding

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22 h. ago ‘The well has run dry’: 42 million Americans set to miss food stamps payments as Trump’s USDA blames Democrats

Food banks brace for impact as states demand USDA tap into billions of dollars in emergency funding

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5 d. ago USDA is reopening some 2,100 offices to help farmers access $3B in aid despite the ongoing shutdown

The Agriculture Department will reopen about 2,100 county offices all across the country Thursday despite the ongoing government shutdown to help farmers and ranchers get access to $3 billion of aid from existing programs

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5 d. ago Karoline Leavitt blames Democrats being ‘jealous’ for outrage over White House demolition for Trump’s ballroom

‘He’s the builder-in-chief,’ the White House Press Secretary said of the president while defending his new ballroom project

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8 d. ago Trump mulls invoking the Insurrection Act and signals he’ll send troops to San Francisco

President blames Democratic leaders for resisting crime-fighting efforts as he continues to target cities for federal takeovers

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1 week ago McDonald's launches new World Menu Heist with 17 items from around the world

The fast food chain is set to launch a new menu in UK stores boasting mouth-watering items from around the world.

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1 week ago Sweden to begin stockpiling food as it prepares for war and admits there is a risk the country could be 'completely cut off' by Putin

Sweden is set to begin stockpiling food as it prepares for war, with top ministers admitting there is a risk that the nation may be 'completely cut off' by Vladimir Putin. 

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1 week ago Some airports refuse to play Noem video on shutdown impact, saying it's political

Some airports around the country are saying they won’t play a video with a message from Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in which she blames Democrats for the federal government shutdown and its impacts on operations to screen travelers

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2 w. ago US government shutdown: Speaker rejects blame over military pay and says Senate Democrats must ‘turn lights back on’– live

Mike Johnson claims separate bill to pay military during shutdown is ‘redundant’ as Republicans double down on blaming Democrats As the shutdown enters its 10th day, and both chambers are out of session today, House speaker Mike Johnson has defended not passing a separate bill that would keep members of the military paid throughout the shutdown.“Republicans have voted to OPEN the government and get our troops, Border Patrol, TSA, and veterans PAID,” Johnson said, before blaming Democratic leadership for refusing to pass the House-passed continuing resolution. “Chuck Schumer is terrified of a challenge from the Marxist left – so he and the Democrats voted to CLOSE the government-and to STOP PAYCHECKS from being issued.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘This madness needs to end’ say House Republicans as shutdown enters eighth day – US politics live

Majority leader Steve Scalise continues to blame Democrats for not passing House-passed funding bill as shutdown continuesEx-FBI director pleads not guilty on lying to Congress chargeA series of “violent” texts sent by a Democrat seeking to become Virginia’s attorney general has shaken up the state’s governor’s race, with Republican candidate Winsome Earle-Sears seizing on the controversy to try to reverse her opponent’s double-digit polling lead.Earle-Sears has released new campaign advertisements condemning Democratic former congresswoman Abigail Spanberger, her opponenent in the governor’s race, for continuing to support Jay Jones, whose private texts three years ago speculated about a senior state Republican getting “two bullets to the head” and “breeding little fascists”. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Iconic US fast food chain is set to rival McDonald’s with free toy offer as it expands in UK

A HUGE US fast food chain is offering free toys with its new range of children's meals as it prepares to take on McDonald’s. The colourful new toys, released ahead of Halloween, are being seen as a rival to the gifts handed out with Maccy D’s popular Happy Meals. The colourful toys are now available...

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3 w. ago House speaker says Democrats aren’t serious about shutdown negotiation as Democratic leader blames Republicans

Mike Johnson adds Trump does not want permanent job cuts as talks between parties stalled over weekendThe Republican House speaker, Mike Johnson, accused Democrats of being “not serious” in negotiations to end the federal government shutdown, while the Democratic leader accused Republicans of driving the shutdown, now on its fifth day and expected to last at least through next week.Talks between the opposing political parties stalled over the weekend, with no votes anticipated to end the standoff. A CBS poll found just 28% of Democratic voters and 23% of Republicans consider their party’s positions worth shutting down the government. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Trump to cut ‘Democrat agencies’ as White House says government shutdown layoffs could be in the thousands – live

Trump touts meeting with Russ Vought ‘of Project 2025 fame’ to determine where cuts can be made; Karoline Leavitt blames Democrats for looming job lossesHere’s what the shutdown means for travel, national parks and housingShare your views on the US government shutdownKaroline Leavitt also spoke on Fox News this morning.“The Democrats should know that they put the White House and the president in this position,” she said. “And if they don’t want further harm on their constituents back home, then they need to reopen the government. It’s very simple. Pass the clean continuing resolution and all of this goes away.”These discussions and these conversations, these meetings would not be happening if the Democrats had voted to keep the government open. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Trump and government agencies are using taxpayer dollars to blame Democrats for the shutdown. Is it legal?

Watchdog groups say the administration is ‘obviously’ breaking ethics laws but unlikely to face consequences as long as federal agencies are under president’s command

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3 w. ago Vance uses false claims to pin shutdown blame on Democrats as White House warns of layoffs

Vice-president falsely says Democrats calling for billions for ‘healthcare for illegal aliens’ as funding deadlock continuesJD Vance, the US vice-president, used false claims to blame Democrats for the government shutdown as the White House warned that worker layoffs were imminent.Federal departments have been closing since midnight after a deadlocked Congress failed to pass a funding measure. The crisis has higher stakes than previous shutdowns, with Trump racing to slash government departments and threatening to turn furloughs into mass firings. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago JD Vance blames Democrats for ‘holding Americans hostage’ with shutdown so Schumer can fight off AOC: Live updates

The shutdown began at midnight last night and has been ongoing for over 12 hours

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3 w. ago US government shutdown live: White House says ‘layoffs are imminent’ as JD Vance uses false claims to blame Democrats for shutdown

Vice-president falsely claims that Democrats want to fund healthcare for ‘illegal aliens’ as press secretary says shutdown will affect federal workersUS government shuts downTracker: how each US senator votedThis shutdown is expected to be worse than previous ones. The impact on federal workers could be even more severe.Before Trump’s most recent threat of mass layoffs on Tuesday, a memo released last week by the White House’s office of management and budget told agencies not just to prepare for temporary furloughs but for permanent layoffs in the event of a shutdown. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago JD Vance blames Democrats for ‘holding Americans hostage’ to shutdown so Schumer can fight off AOC: Live updates

The shutdown began at midnight last night and has been ongoing for over 12 hours

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3 w. ago US government remains shut as senators fail to agree funding plan

Republicans and Democrats trade blame as services grind to a halt

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3 w. ago US government shutdown live: House will return to DC next week, says speaker, as Democrats blame ‘unhinged’ Trump for shutdown

Mike Johnson says House will return; Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries say president’s behavior has become more ‘erratic’ over preceding daysUS government shuts downTracker: how each US senator votedThis shutdown is expected to be worse than previous ones. The impact on federal workers could be even more severe.Before Trump’s most recent threat of mass layoffs on Tuesday, a memo released last week by the White House’s office of management and budget told agencies not just to prepare for temporary furloughs but for permanent layoffs in the event of a shutdown. Continue reading...

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