11 h. ago Trump team will partially fund SNAP benefits after judge’s order, USDA tells court

Nearly $5 billion in emergency funds will only cover 50 percent of benefits for November, officials say

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12 h. ago Trump administration will provide half of usual funds to Snap recipients in November

Contingency funds will keep benefits going for nearly 42 million people in the food assistance program, Trump saysUS politics live – latest updatesThe Trump administration said it would provide partial relief to recipients of food stamps on Monday as the federal government shutdown approached a record-breaking length.Amid mounting uncertainty among the nearly 42 million people on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Snap), the Department of Agriculture said it would use contingency funds to keep benefits going, albeit just 50% of the usual funds recipients receive on their cards. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Trump administration says SNAP will be partially funded in November

President Donald Trump’s administration says it will partially fund the SNAP food aid program in November after two federal judges required the payments to continue

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12 h. ago Trump administration will partially fund SNAP benefits in November: Live updates

Trump’s Agriculture Department initially said they could pay SNAP benefits in November due to a ‘legal’ issue - though two federal judges disagreed

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16 h. ago Huntingdon train stabbing suspect in court as man tells of hand being 'sliced' in carriage tussle

Huntingdon train stabbing suspect in court as man tells of hand being 'sliced' in carriage tussle  BBC

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49 h. ago Speeding London Uber driver avoids ban after he tells court ‘my car is all I have’

Speeding London Uber driver avoids ban after he tells court ‘my car is all I have’  Brent & Kilburn Times

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69 h. ago Poor Americans to face delay in food aid as government remains shuttered

Billions in ‘Snap’ nutritional assistance programme benefits are stalled despite court orders

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69 h. ago Poor Americans face food aid delay during government shutdown

Billions in ‘Snap’ nutritional assistance programme benefits are stalled despite court orders

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3 d. ago Trump wants courts to ‘clarify’ how to legally fund SNAP after judges order him to use emergency funds for food stamps

Federal judges say USDA must tap into billions of dollars in emergency funds to keep critical food assistance afloat

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3 d. ago Trump administration blocked from suspending Snap benefits for millions of Americans

One judge issued temporary restraining order while another judge ruled the government must continue to fund program that helps low-income householdsUS politics live – latest updatesTwo federal judges issued back-to-back rulings on Friday in separate cases ordering the Trump administration to use contingency funds to continue paying for food stamps during the government shutdown.A federal judge in Rhode Island on Friday afternoon blocked the Trump administration from suspending all food aid for millions of Americans, in a case brought by a group of US cities, non-profit organizations and a trade union. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Judges call on Trump team to use emergency funds for SNAP food stamps hours before families face ‘terror’

Federal judges say USDA must tap into billions of dollars in emergency funds to keep critical food assistance afloat

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3 d. ago Speaker Johnson awkwardly corrects cabinet member who says ‘we’ shoulder blame for SNAP food benefits going unpaid

More than 40 million Americans who rely on SNAP, also known as food stamps, are at risk of losing benefits over the weekend

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3 d. ago Noem says foreigners can’t drive and ‘endanger our citizens’ as she defends Trump team’s new rules for migrant drivers

‘If you are here driving on our streets illegally and our highways, you are endangering our citizens, and your days are numbered,’ the Homeland Security Secretary warned

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3 d. ago SNAP food benefits set to lapse for 40 million as Republicans claim they can’t touch contingency funds: Live updates

Democrats are accusing Republicans of choosing not to pay out SNAP beneficiaries to pressure Democrats to vote with a continuing resolution

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3 d. ago SNAP benefits set to lapse for 40 million as Republicans claim they can’t touch contingency funds: Live updates

Democrats are accusing Republicans of choosing not to pay out SNAP beneficiaries to pressure Democrats to vote with a continuing resolution

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3 d. ago Trump calls for Senate to scrap filibuster as Johnson again refuses to bring back the House during shutdown – US politics live

Snap food benefits are set to run out this weekend as shutdown comes close to matching the record of 2018-2019US House Speaker Mike Johnson reiterated this morning that he will not bring the chamber back into session until the government shutdown ends.Speaking to Fox News on Friday, Johnson said: “We are anxious to get the house back to regular legislative session, but we have to get the lights turned back on. Chuck Schumer and the Democrats in the Senate have got to reopen the government. Again, it’s the most fundamental responsibility of congress is to have the government operate and work for the people. That’s the number one priority right now and we cannot deviate from that.” Continue reading...

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3 d. ago SNAP recipients can get 50% off groceries ahead of benefits pause as Instacart and DoorDash offer discounts

Instacart is one of several big companies reacting to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s plan to freeze SNAP payments

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3 d. ago ‘Stop smoking crack’: House Republican inflames shutdown crisis as SNAP food stamp benefits run out for 40 million Americans

The Department of Agriculture has said it doesn’t have the $8 billion needed to fund SNAP in November

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3 d. ago Judges could rule on the fate of SNAP food aid as deadline nears for shutdown to end payments

Two federal judges could rule on whether the federal government must continue replenishing SNAP food aid benefits during the shutdown

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3 d. ago Trump calls for Senate to scrap filibuster in order to force end to month

Snap food benefits are set to run out this weekend as shutdown comes close to matching the record of 2018-2019A US Republican senator is asking President Donald Trump’s administration to help the Malaysian government prevent US artificial intelligence chips from being smuggled through the country to China, according to a letter seen by Reuters.Reuters has previously reported that US officials believe Malaysia is among a handful of countries where organized smuggling operations have worked to get US chips into China that would otherwise be banned from export to China.To support the semiconductor industry in their efforts, it may be beneficial for US and Malaysian officials to develop priority customs clearance procedures for shipments of advanced U.S. chips with anti-diversion mechanisms.These attacks and their mounting human cost are unacceptable. The US must halt such attacks and take all measures necessary to prevent the extrajudicial killing of people aboard these boats.Otherwise...

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