18 states set to ban SNAP recipients from using benefits for some junk food in 2026

18 states set to ban SNAP recipients from using benefits for some junk food in 2026 – CBS News Watch CBS News In 2026, several states are set to prohibit individuals from purchasing certain junk food items using their federal benefits. Meg Oliver has the details. link.lazyload { position: absolute; } .content__meta-wrapper::before { width: 100%;

Jeffrey Epstein survivors decry Justice Department’s delay in releasing files

Jeffrey Epstein survivors decry Justice Department’s delay in releasing files – CBS News Watch CBS News There may be millions of documents the Justice Department still needs to release from the case against convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. By law, those files were required to be made public nearly two weeks ago. Scott MacFarlane has

Chief Justice Roberts says Constitution remains “firm and unshaken”

Chief Justice John Roberts said Wednesday that the Constitution remains a sturdy pillar for the country, a message that comes after a tumultuous year in the nation’s judicial system, with pivotal Supreme Court decisions on the horizon. Roberts said the nation’s founding documents remain “firm and unshaken,” a reference to a century-old quote from then-President

Alleged drug smugglers jumped overboard in latest boat strikes, U.S. military says

Washington — Individuals on board two alleged drug smuggling boats jumped into the water after an initial strike on another boat on Tuesday, the U.S. military said.    U.S. Southern Command announced Wednesday that three “narco-trafficking vessels traveling as a convoy” were struck in “international waters” a day earlier. Three people were killed when the

Judge voids decision to end legal status of 60,000 immigrants

A federal judge in California on Wednesday voided the Trump administration’s move to terminate the Temporary Protected Status of roughly 60,000 immigrants from Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua, calling it a “pre-ordained decision.” Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced the termination of the TPS programs for Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua in June and July, saying the

Some states set to impose SNAP bans on soda, candy and other foods

Starting New Year’s Day, some food-stamp recipients around the U.S. will be banned from using the government nutrition assistance to buy candy, soda and other foods.  Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, Utah and West Virginia are the first of at least 18 states to enact waivers prohibiting people enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP,

Trump administration takes back control of D.C. golf courses

Washington — The Trump administration has terminated the National Links Trust’s lease with the National Park Service to manage, operate and renovate Washington, D.C.’s three municipal golf courses, effectively taking back federal control of the courses.   National Links Trust, a nonprofit that says its aim is to make golf accessible to the public, said