Trump administration won’t use emergency funds for food stamps amid shutdown

Trump administration won’t use emergency funds for food stamps amid shutdown – CBS News Watch CBS News The Trump administration says it will not use emergency funds to pay for federal food benefits with a fast-approaching deadline. One in eight Americans relies on SNAP benefits. Christina Fan has more details. link.lazyload { position: absolute; }

Tens of thousands of New Yorkers head to polls for Day 1 of early voting

Voters in New York City hit the polls Saturday as early voting got underway. According to unofficial, preliminary numbers from the Board of Elections, nearly 80,000 voters checked in across all five boroughs. More than 24,000 people cast their votes in Manhattan, followed by Brooklyn with just over 22,000, Queens with just over 19,000, the