DOJ Launches Probe of Major Meatpackers Over Alleged Beef Price Manipulation

Beef at a grocery store in Elkridge, Md., on Oct. 24, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The Department of Justice (DOJ) is investigating major meatpacking companies following allegations of price manipulation in the beef industry, Attorney General Pam Bondi said, after President Donald Trump called for immediate action. On Nov. 7, Trump said on his

Public Service Unions Sue Federal Government Over ‘Loyalty Question’ on Hiring Forms

Security guards walk the by the entrance to the John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse, in Boston, Mass., on April 14, 2023. Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images BOSTON—A group of unions representing federal civil servants filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government on Nov. 6 over a proposed so-called “loyalty question” on hiring forms that

USDA Will Start to Fully Fund SNAP Benefits for November

A woman walks by a sign advertising the acceptance of food stamps, in Miami, Fla., on Oct. 31, 2025. Joe Raedle/Getty Images The Trump administration said it would fully fund Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for November as it seeks to appeal a district judge’s ruling. The confirmation came in a memo sent on

Senate Democrats Block GOP Bill to Pay Federal Workers During Shutdown

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) speaks to reporters during the Weekly Senate Policy Luncheon news conference on Capitol Hill on Nov. 4, 2025. Tom Brenner/Getty Images Democrats in the Senate blocked a bill proposed by Republicans to pay all federal employees for the duration of the government shutdown late on Nov. 7. The Senate