Brooke Rollins Denies USDA Has Money to Fund SNAP as Suspension Looms

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins speaks at a press conference during the 31st day of the government shutdown in Washington on Oct. 31, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins denied reports on Oct. 31 that her agency has money to pay for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) that will be cut or

Instacart, DoorDash, Other Companies Offering Discounts to SNAP Recipients

A person shops for produce, which is covered by the USDA Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), at a grocery store in Baltimore, Md., on Oct. 30, 2025. Stephanie Scarbrough/AP Photo Multiple food delivery companies, such as DoorDash and Instacart, announced they will provide deep discounts or launch food assistance programs for customers who receive food

3rd Teen Charged in Killing of Congressional Intern in Washington

District of Columbia Attorney Jeanine Pirro speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington on Aug. 11, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times A third teenager has been indicted in the killing of a congressional intern in the nation’s capital, a case that President Donald Trump has cited in pressing for increased federal

Trump calls on Senate GOP to scrap filibuster to end government shutdown

  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

U.N. rights chief says “unacceptable” U.S. strikes on boats must stop

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