18 h. ago Families on SNAP worry about not just feeding themselves but also their pets

With SNAP benefits going out late, nonprofits are begging for pet food donations to prevent desperate owners from surrendering their dogs and cats to animal shelters

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25 h. ago People in some states get SNAP food aid while others still wait for their November benefits

People in some U.S. states have started receiving their November SNAP benefits after delays caused by a legal battle over the government shutdown

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28 h. ago US supreme court issues emergency order blocking full Snap food aid payments

High court’s order comes after appeals court rejected Trump administration’s request to block November benefitsThe supreme court has issued an emergency order temporarily blocking full Snap food aid payments.The high court’s order came after the Trump administration asked a federal appeals court on Friday to block a judge’s order that it distribute November’s full monthly food stamp benefits amid a US federal government shutdown. Continue reading...

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28 h. ago Supreme Court temporarily blocks full SNAP food stamp payments after Trump appeal

The USDA says funding is already going to states while the government wages a legal battle to freeze it

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30 h. ago Trump asks Supreme Court to block judge’s order to fully fund SNAP as food benefits start rolling into states

The USDA says funding is already going to states while the government wages a legal battle to freeze it

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30 h. ago Trump demands supreme court intervene after judges reject bid to halt Snap funding

Appeals court rejects administration’s legal effort and orders officials to pay November’s food aid benefits in fullThe Trump administration asked a federal appeals court on Friday to block a judge’s order that it distribute November’s full monthly food stamp benefits amid a US federal government shutdown, and was denied later the same day.Now, the administration must continue to follow the orders of a lower court. Continue reading...

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37 h. ago Transgender rights to Trump’s tariffs – here’s what’s on the Supreme Court docket

The Supreme Court is made up of nine justices

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43 h. ago VIDEO: New London food drive underway amid SNAP benefits delay

VIDEO: New London food drive underway amid SNAP benefits delay  WFSB

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44 h. ago Food drive underway as hundreds of thousands await delayed SNAP benefits

Food drive underway as hundreds of thousands await delayed SNAP benefits  WFSB

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57 h. ago US supreme court lets Trump block passport sex markers for trans and non

Decision by high court’s conservative majority is Trump administration’s latest win on emergency docketThe supreme court on Thursday allowed Donald Trump’s administration to enforce a policy blocking transgender and non-binary people from choosing passport sex markers that align with their gender identity.The decision by the high court’s conservative majority is Trump’s latest win on the high court’s emergency docket, and it means his administration can enforce the policy while a lawsuit over it plays out. It halts a lower-court order requiring the government to keep letting people choose male, female or X on their passport to line up with their gender identity on new or renewed passports. Continue reading...

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58 h. ago Trump can block transgender and nonbinary people from choosing passport sex markers, Supreme Court rules

The plaintiffs argued that passports limited to the sex listed on a birth certificate can spark harassment or even violence for transgender people

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58 h. ago Trump defends tariffs as matter of ‘national security’, saying a supreme court ruling against them would be ‘somewhat catastrophic’

President claims without evidence that tariffs are ‘difference between going bankrupt and thriving’It’s now day 37 of the ongoing government shutdown, the longest on record, with both parties continuing to blame the other for the lapse in funding.For his part, Donald Trump has turned his attention to the filibuster – the procedural mechanism that requires 60 votes in the Senate to end debate on a piece of legislation and bring it to the floor for a vote. He’s hammered home his wishes on Truth Social, and in front of lawmakers at a White House breakfast on Tuesday. Continue reading...

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65 h. ago The food stamp fight signals an era of unprecedented cruelty in America | Katrina vanden Heuvel

US leaders have long shown some responsibility to help poor people meet basic nutritional needs. That era appears overIn October, millions rallied across America to remind Donald Trump that this nation obeys no kings. Last week, however, a scene worthy of Versailles unfolded: While Trump built his $300m ballroom, the US prepared to face widespread hunger.With Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Snap) funding scheduled to run dry due to the government shutdown, the Trump administration not only refused to prevent the crisis – it fought in court to deprive 42 million Snap recipients of their grocery money. Thankfully, a federal judge ruled against the government and ordered that Snap payments proceed. On Monday, the administration said it would fund just half of recipients’ typical benefits. And 2.4 million people soon risk losing their benefits nonetheless, as the $186bn Snap cuts in Trump’s benighted budget bill begin taking effect.Katrina vanden Heuvel is editor and publishe...

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3 d. ago Lutnick, Bessent – and John Mulaney? The surprising mix of dignitaries monitoring Trump’s ‘life or death’ tariffs case

In one of the largest cases for Trump in his second term, justices will decide if his signature economic policy is legally sound

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3 d. ago Supreme Court appears sceptical of legal basis for Trump tariffs

Case could determine the future of the US president’s global trade agenda

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3 d. ago ‘Tariffs are taxes’: US supreme court hears challenge to Trump levies as justices appear doubtful of White House reasoning – live

Both conservative and liberal US supreme court justices have voiced skepticism over the Trump administration’s justification for tariffsUS supreme court appears skeptical over legality of Trump tariffsHere’s a look at some of the pictures from New York, as Zohran Mamdani was elected the next mayor of the city.In a short while, we’ll hear from Donald Trump when he hosts a breakfast with Republican senators at the White House. As we noted earlier, the president had choice words about Mamdani’s victory in New York, and other Democratic wins across the country – including the gubernatorial races in Virginia and New Jersey. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago US supreme court’s liberal justices express skepticism over Trump’s justification of tariffs – live updates

The supreme court has started to hear oral arguments for and against the legality of most of Donald Trump’s tariffsUS supreme court grills Trump administration over legality of tariffsHere’s a look at some of the pictures from New York, as Zohran Mamdani was elected the next mayor of the city.In a short while, we’ll hear from Donald Trump when he hosts a breakfast with Republican senators at the White House. As we noted earlier, the president had choice words about Mamdani’s victory in New York, and other Democratic wins across the country – including the gubernatorial races in Virginia and New Jersey. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Nearly half of all goods imported into the US face some tariffs, raising costs for companies and consumers

Small businesses have turned to the Supreme Court to roll back some of Trump’s tariffs, which they say have significantly raised overhead costs

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3 d. ago Jimmy Kimmel launches food drive as Trump officials slash SNAP benefits

Trump has claimed SNAP food benefits will be withheld until government shutdown ends

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3 d. ago US supreme court hears oral arguments on legality of Trump imposing tariffs

President’s tariffs are being scrutinized in crucial legal test of plan to impose duties on nearly every US trading partnerUS politics – live updatesDonald Trump’s sweeping tariffs on the world are being scrutinized by the US supreme court today, a crucial legal test of the president’s controversial economic strategy – and his power.Justices started to hear oral arguments this morning on the legality of using emergency powers to impose tariffs on almost every US trading partner. Continue reading...

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