Trump administration demands that states ‘undo’ full SNAP benefit payments

Trump administration demands that states ‘undo’ full SNAP benefit payments

A volunteer displays information on the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) at a grocery store in Dorchester, Massachusetts, US, on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025. Mel Musto | Bloomberg | Getty Images The U.S. Department of Agriculture, in a memo late Saturday evening, threatened to enact financial penalties on states that issued full monthly SNAP benefits … Read more

China suspends ban on exports of certain metals used in chip and electronics manufacturing to the U.S.

China suspends ban on exports of certain metals used in chip and electronics manufacturing to the U.S.

Tensions between the U.S. and China have escalated over the last few years. Teh Eng Koon | AFP | Getty Images China has suspended a ban on approving exports of “dual-use items” related to gallium, germanium, antimony and super-hard materials to the U.S., the commerce ministry said on Sunday. Gallium, germanium and antimony are types … Read more

Air traffic staffing shortages disrupt thousands of flights while FAA-mandated cancellations to worsen next week if shutdown continues

Air traffic staffing shortages disrupt thousands of flights while FAA-mandated cancellations to worsen next week if shutdown continues

A Republic Airways plane takes off near the air traffic control tower at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) in Arlington, Virginia, US, on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. Samuel Corum | Bloomberg | Getty Images Nearly 7,000 U.S. flights were delayed and more than 2,000 were canceled on Saturday amid across-the-country air traffic controller staffing … Read more

Talks to end government shutdown take a promising turn, Senate majority leader says

Talks to end government shutdown take a promising turn, Senate majority leader says

U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) speaks to reporters outside his office on the fourteenth day of the U.S. government shutdown on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., Oct. 14, 2025. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters Bipartisan talks in the U.S. Senate to end the government shutdown have taken a positive turn, Senate Majority Leader … Read more

Trump tells Senate Republicans to send federal health insurance money ‘directly to the people’

Trump tells Senate Republicans to send federal health insurance money ‘directly to the people’

U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks during an event to announce a deal with Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk to reduce the prices of GLP-1 weight‑loss drugs, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 6, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters President Donald Trump proposed a compromise on … Read more

Trump says no U.S. government official will attend the G20 summit in South Africa

Trump says no U.S. government official will attend the G20 summit in South Africa

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with the media about hosting the G20 summit, accompanied by U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent and Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, in the Oval Office, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 5, 2025. Brian Snyder | Reuters President Donald Trump said on Friday that no U.S. … Read more

Supreme Court pauses order that Trump administration must pay full SNAP benefits

Supreme Court pauses order that Trump administration must pay full SNAP benefits

MIAMI, FLORIDA – OCTOBER 31: A ‘We Accept (Food Stamps)’ sign hangs in the window of a grocery store on October 31, 2025 in Miami, Florida. The food stamp program, now known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), may run out of funding on November 1st due to the federal government shutdown, which is … Read more

SNAP benefits must be fully paid by Trump administration by Friday, judge orders

Supreme Court pauses order that Trump administration must pay full SNAP benefits

Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) signage at a grocery store in Dorchester, Massachusetts, US, on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025. Mel Musto | Bloomberg | Getty Images A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to pay full SNAP benefits for November by Friday, rejecting the administration’s plan to partially fund the food stamp program … Read more

Senate Republicans reject Democrat deal to reopen government

Senate Republicans reject Democrat deal to reopen government

Top Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer on Friday offered a new plan to Republican lawmakers that would allow the U.S. government to reopen from a shutdown that began Oct. 1. But Republicans quickly dismissed Schumer’s proposal, which hinges on protecting enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies for at least one year. In exchange, Democrats would drop their … Read more

Trump pardons New York baseball star Darryl Strawberry for tax evasion conviction

Trump pardons New York baseball star Darryl Strawberry for tax evasion conviction

Darryl Strawberry former New York Mets speaks to the media before a ceremony to retire his jersey number before a game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Citi Field on June 1, 2024 in New York City. Adam Hunger | Getty Images President Donald Trump pardoned Major League Baseball legend Darryl Strawberry, who had pleaded guilty … Read more