Federal Judge Blocks Trump Administration’s Move to Withhold Minnesota Food Stamp Funds

A close-up shot of a SNAP EBT information sign is displayed at a gas station in Riverwoods, Ill., on Nov. 1, 2025. Nam Y. Huh/AP Photo A federal judge on Jan. 14 stopped the Trump administration from withholding $80 million in administrative costs for Minnesota’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), ruling that the U.S. Department

How Expanded Obamacare Made Premiums Spiral, Americans Dependent

A COVID-19 era stimulus package caused Obamacare enrollment to skyrocket but also increased dependency and fraud, further destabilizing the health insurance mar Add to My List Save Illustration by The Epoch Times, Getty Images By Lawrence Wilson, Sylvia Xu | January 16, 2026Updated:January 16, 2026 Congress responded to the COVID-19 pandemic by passing the American

Mexico seeks answers after, it says, citizen dies in ICE custody in Georgia

Mexican authorities sought details Thursday about what they say was the death of a Mexican citizen this week in an immigration detention facility in Georgia. The number of people detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the U.S. has increased significantly in recent years, and 2025 was the deadliest year for ICE detainees in