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USDA Tells Grocery Stores They Can’t Give Discounts to SNAP Recipients
The move is a “perverted interpretation of a rule that stops grocers from price gouging SNAP recipients,” said a critic.
Lawmakers Warn Trump Lacks Authority for Military Strikes Inside Venezuela
Reports say Trump identified airstrike targets in Venezuela despite no congressional authorization.
Trump Administration Defies Court Orders to Resume Food Aid for 42 Million Americans
Two judges ordered the USDA to use contingency funds to keep SNAP benefits flowing during the shutdown.
Trump Is Punishing Blue States by Defunding Their Infrastructure Projects
Trump is cancelling billions of dollars in federal funding for congressionally approved projects already underway.
Trump Urges Senate GOP to Use “Nuclear Option” on Filibuster to End Shutdown
Progressives have long warned that Republicans would scrap the filibuster if it interfered with their agenda.
Katie Miller Threatens Cenk Uygur With Deportation During Heated Debate
Miller also accused Uygur of being antisemitic toward her, despite Uygur making no mention of her faith or ethnicity.
Pentagon Admits to Striking Boats Without Identifying Victims’ Drug Links
The White House cannot “satisfy the evidentiary burden” to prosecute those they have been killing, one lawmaker said.
SNAP Benefits for 42 Million People Could Still Be Saved During the Shutdown
The critical safety net program has never been disrupted since it began in its current form in the 1960s.
Fired for “Crime” of Speaking at Socialism Summit, Texas Professor Speaks Out
Professor Tom Alter is appealing to Texas’s Board of Regents after being temporarily reinstated and then fired again.
Pentagon Orders States to Train Hundreds for “Quick Reaction Forces”
Critics call the order an escalation of Trump's militarization of cities across the country.