24m ago Klobuchar says Trump administration has “no excuse” to withhold SNAP funds after rulings Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, the top Democrat on the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, said the court rulings in Massachusetts and Rhode Island make it clear that the administration must release money to the states to
Washington — A federal judge on Friday said the Trump administration is required by law to use contingency funds to pay at least partial benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program during the government shutdown, and gave the government until Monday to tell the court whether it plans to do so. In a 15-page order,
26m ago House cancels votes next week During the House’s brief pro forma session, the clerk read an announcement from Speaker Mike Johnson formally designating next week as a “district work period,” as expected. The House has not voted since Sept. 19, when it passed the continuing resolution to extend government funding until Nov.
1m ago Johnson: “We are now reaching a breaking point” in shutdown and children “will go hungry” At his daily press conference at the Capitol, House Speaker Mike Johnson said President Trump and his administration “have done everything in their power” to “mitigate and reduce the harm to the American people.” “He’s gone out
This fall’s race for Virginia governor offers Democrats a chance to start recovering from stinging losses in last year’s presidential election. It also brings the risk that the party could slip further into the doldrums that hurt its brand with voters around the country in 2024. The Nov. 4 elections for governor of Virginia —
Geneva — The United Nations human rights chief said Friday that U.S. military strikes against boats in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean allegedly carrying illegal drugs from South America are “unacceptable” and must stop. The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk called for an investigation into the strikes, in what appeared to
President Trump is calling on the Senate to scrap the filibuster, so that the Republican majority can bypass Democrats and reopen the federal government. “THE CHOICE IS CLEAR — INITIATE THE ‘NUCLEAR OPTION,’ GET RID OF THE FILIBUSTER,” Trump posted Thursday night on his social media site, Truth Social. The filibuster is a long-standing tactic