Trump Threatens to Withhold SNAP Benefits, Then White House Walks It Back One day after the Department of Agriculture said it would tap an emergency fund to pay partial benefits for the 42 million Americans in the...
Shutdown Poised to Set Record as Longest Ever The government shutdown, now in its 34th day, is set to make history this week as the longest ever, and its effects are growing more painful, with...
Trump Admin Will Partially Fund SNAP – but It Could Take a While The Trump administration said Monday that it will partially fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program using a $5.3 billion contingency fund...
Trump Ordered to Pay SNAP Benefits in Shutdown With the U.S. food stamp program facing a November 1 funding crunch that could affect millions of Americans, a federal judge ruled Friday that the...
Trump Calls for ‘Nuclear Option’ to End Shutdown, but Republicans Hold Back President Trump late Thursday night called on Republicans in the Senate to use the “nuclear option” of scrapping the filibuster to pass the funding...
As Shutdown Nears Record, Judge Set to Order SNAP Funding The government shutdown, now in its 30th day, will continue into next week and is likely to break the record as the longest shutdown ever after the...
Trump Trims Tariffs on China After Meeting With Xi Concluding his trip to Asia with a meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, President Donald Trump said Thursday he will reduce tariffs on Chinese...
Thune Explodes at Democrats as GOP Blocks SNAP Funding Bill On Day 29 of the government shutdown, tempers flared as Republican and Democratic leaders traded accusations and blame over the looming lapse in...