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
A Texas-based researcher has filed a pair of lawsuits against lawyers who represented defendants in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, alleging some of the attorneys “pirated” her research and used it in court — without paying for it. The lawsuit, filed by Lindsey Olson, alleges the defense attorneys infringed on
The U.S. Department of Transportation may need to close “certain parts of the airspace” if the government shutdown continues into next week, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Tuesday. “You will see mass flight delays, you’ll see mass cancellations,” Duffy said at a press conference in Philadelphia. “And you may see us close certain parts of
Walking to the Senate floor on Monday afternoon, Thune was asked by a reporter if he was “optimistic of the deal to open the government this week” and whether there had been “progress over the weekend.” “I’m optimistic,” Thune said. “Confident?” the reporter asked. “Don’t push it,” Thune replied, laughing. Returning from the floor, Thune
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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
As the government shutdown threatens to become the longest in U.S. history, two courts have ordered SNAP benefits to be restored, but the Trump administration says it can only pay half. Meanwhile, more flights are being canceled or delayed due to airport staffing issues as air traffic controllers are asked to work without pay. Original