Trump says SNAP benefits won’t be paid until shutdown ends, sparking confusion

Washington — President Trump said Tuesday that federal food benefits provided through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will go out only when Democrats vote to end the ongoing government shutdown. In a post on Truth Social, the president wrote that SNAP benefits “will be given only when the Radical Left Democrats open up government, which

Officials Say Bomb Threats Temporarily Closed NJ Polling Sites on Election Day

Voters wait in line to cast there ballots at a polling place at Rowan College in Mount Laurel, N.J., on Oct. 27, 2025. Matt Rourke/AP Photo Multiple threats were made against polling sites across New Jersey on Election Day on Tuesday, state officials said, prompting multiple polling areas to be temporarily closed. In a social