A member of the National Guard packs food at a Los Angeles Regional Food Bank facility, as nearly 42 million Americans face a potential lapse in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, known as food stamps, due to the second-longest U.S. government shutdown, in Los Angeles on Oct. 29, 2025. Daniel Cole/Reuters The Trump administration
Walking to the Senate floor, 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 expanded on his
The Trump administration said on Monday that it will partially fund SNAP after two judges issued rulings requiring it to keep the nation’s largest food aid program running. Tuesday is the first major election day of President Donald Trump’s second term. NTD has more on what to watch for in Virginia, New Jersey, and New
Throwing a sandwich at a federal agent turned Sean Charles Dunn into a symbol of resistance against President Trump’s law-enforcement surge in the nation’s capital. This week, federal prosecutors are trying to persuade a jury of fellow Washington, D.C., residents that Dunn simply broke the law. That could be a tough sell for the government
An FBI agent stands by an Evidence Response Team truck outside a home in a Dearborn, Mich., neighborhood on Oct. 31, 2025. Mike Householder/AP Photo Two men with links to the ISIS terrorist group who had purchased high-powered weapons and practiced at gun ranges were planning a violent attack over the Halloween weekend in suburban
President Trump told 60 Minutes in a wide-ranging interview that he doesn’t know the billionaire cryptocurrency exchange founder who he recently pardoned. Mr. Trump pardoned Changpeng Zhao, a Chinese-born Canadian founder of the cryptocurrency exchange Binance, last month, suggesting he was a victim of political prosecution by the Biden administration. “I don’t know who he
A sweeping new survey of 3,000 registered Latino voters across the country finds that economic anxiety continues to dominate the political mood heading into the 2026 midterm elections, with cost of living, jobs, and housing far outpacing other issues as top priorities for the nation’s second-largest voting bloc. The new survey finds that while immigration