SNAP Recipients Will Receive More Food Stamps Than Initially Estimated: Filings

A volunteer prepares boxes of food at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, on Nov. 1, 2025. Mark Felix/AFP via Getty Images Food stamp recipients will receive up to 65 percent of their normal benefits in November, Trump administration officials said in court filings on Nov. 5. That’s an increase from up to 50 percent that

CBP Reports Historic Low in October Border Encounters

Border Patrol agents monitor the U.S. border wall in San Ysidro, Calif., on July 25, 2024. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has reported its lowest number of encounters with illegal immigrants on record for October, while achieving six months of zero releases under current enforcement policies. As the Trump administration’s

Zohran Mamdani won by shaking up NYC politics

When Zohran Mamdani launched his mayoral campaign a year ago, he was a relatively unknown state assemblyman polling at under 1%, but on Tuesday, the 34-year-old democratic socialist coasted to victory with over 50% support in the highest-turnout race for mayor in decades. How did he do it? Affordability was one avenue. Mamdani offered a