The U.S. Supreme Court late Friday temporarily blocked a lower court order that required the Trump administration to fully fund Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits as the government shutdown drags on with no end in sight. One wrinkle in the case is that the Supreme Court order, which came after the Trump administration appealed the lower court directive, was handed down by…
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The average recipient of federal food aid will see a massive 61% benefit cut this month — and millions will lose November benefits entirely — under the Trump administration’s plan to only partially fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program as the government remains shut down. That’s according to an analysis published Wednesday by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP)…
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The 2025 government shutdown has reached a new record, and tribal leaders are beginning to run out of patience and funds, with many dipping into their own already strained reserve funding with no promise it’ll be reimbursed. The 35-day shutdown has violated countless trust and treaty agreements between the United States and tribal nations. With a reduction of monthly Supplemental Nutrition…
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A new message to federal workers sent from several government agencies suggests that the Trump administration may not give back pay to furloughed workers once the shutdown ends, violating a statute that President Donald Trump himself signed into law six years ago. The message doesn’t explicitly state that furloughed employees — those who have been told to stop working during the federal…
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For the second time in less than a week, President Donald Trump has demanded that Senate Republicans end the filibuster, suggesting that doing so would help the GOP in the midterm races next year. The filibuster is a Senate rule that allows lawmakers of the minority party to block legislation from passing. Cloture on a filibuster occurs when it obtains 60 votes — meaning that nearly every…
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On Tuesday, Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Sean Duffy threatened to close airspace across portions of the United States unless Democrats agreed to end the standoff over the government shutdown. “If you bring us to a week from today, Democrats, you will see mass chaos, you will see mass flight delays,” Duffy warned. “You’ll see mass cancellations, and you may see us close…
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