Trump administration will use contingency fund to pay partial SNAP benefits

Washington — The U.S. Department of Agriculture told a federal court that it will tap into a contingency fund to allow states to issue partial November benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program during the government shutdown. In a declaration submitted to the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island, Patrick Penn, a

Trump: “Hard for me” to give money to NYC if “communist” Mamdani is mayor

President Trump weighed in on the closely watched race for New York City mayor in an exclusive interview with 60 Minutes, again suggesting he may withhold federal funding to New York if Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani is elected. The 34-year-old Queens assemblyman has proposed policies he says address affordability in the city, like free child

Bessent Suggests US Already in Housing Recession, Calls for Lower Interest Rates

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks with reporters outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington on Oct. 22, 2025. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images The U.S. housing market and other parts of the economy may already be in a recession due to high interest rates, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday, reiterating that the