EPOCH TIMES

SNAP Recipients Will Receive More Food Stamps Than Initially Estimated: Filings

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A volunteer prepares boxes of food at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, on Nov. 1, 2025. Mark Felix/AFP via Getty Images Food stamp recipients will receive up to 65 percent of their normal benefits in November, Trump administration officials said in court filings on Nov. 5. That’s an increase from up to 50 percent that

CBP Reports Historic Low in October Border Encounters

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Border Patrol agents monitor the U.S. border wall in San Ysidro, Calif., on July 25, 2024. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has reported its lowest number of encounters with illegal immigrants on record for October, while achieving six months of zero releases under current enforcement policies. As the Trump administration’s

Hegseth, Rubio Brief Congressional Committees Leaders on Classified Details of Drug Boat Strikes

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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives at the U.S. Capitol ahead of a briefing with members of Congress in Washington on Nov. 5, 2025. Nathan Howard/Reuters Congressional committee leaders received classified briefings from Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Nov. 5, amid calls for more information from the

Treasury Secretary Optimistic After Supreme Court’s Tariffs Hearing

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent outside the West Wing of the White House on Nov. 5, 2025. Saul Loeb/AFP U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Nov. 5 that he is “very, very optimistic” after a Supreme Court hearing on the legality of President Donald Trump’s global tariffs. During an appearance on Fox Business Network’s “Kudlow”