Tag: food insecurity
Trump official celebrates millions losing food aid as experts point to...
Nearly 4.3 million Americans have been pushed off SNAP since early 2025, with researchers linking the decline to sweeping policy changes rather than economic improvement.
Millions lose food aid as Trump’s budget law reshapes SNAP
A new analysis finds 2.5 million fewer people received food assistance within months of enactment, with millions more expected to lose benefits as states adjust to new funding requirements.
Trump quietly expands corporate tax breaks while threatening states over food...
Treasury guidance weakens corporate minimum tax as the Agriculture Department warns states to “undo” full November SNAP payments amid shutdown confusion.
Trump fights court order to fully fund SNAP for 42 million...
A federal judge ordered the administration to fully fund November SNAP benefits for 42 million people as the Justice Department appealed, while analysis shows the partial-payment plan would cut average aid by 61 percent and leave millions with nothing.
Colorado voters approve wealth tax measures to guarantee free school meals...
Colorado voters passed Propositions MM and LL to secure universal free school meals and strengthen SNAP administration by raising taxes on households earning at least $300,000.
Trump defies court order, blocks food aid for millions amid record...
President Donald Trump has declared that his administration will defy two federal court orders requiring the government to release full Supplemental Nutrition...
USDA warning to grocers deepens SNAP crisis as Trump defies court...
As federal judges order the administration to pay out frozen food benefits, the USDA warns grocery stores not to offer discounts to millions of hungry Americans caught in the shutdown, citing the “Equal Treatment Rule.”
Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina sparks outrage as millions of...
Critics accuse the Trump administration of unlawfully withholding SNAP benefits during the shutdown while approving a $40 billion bailout tied to Argentina’s far-right president Javier Milei.
Millions risk losing food stamps next month as shutdown drags on
With USDA warning funds will be depleted and states halting enrollments, pressure mounts on the Trump administration to avert a national SNAP disruption before November.
Global hunger rate falls overall in 2024, still faces specific challenges...
The report, which was published by five specialized United Nations agencies, said the decline was a decrease of approximately 15 million people from 2023 and 22 million from 2022.
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The U.S. war on Iran today, but similarities in the larger context, suggest that the United States is facing the same kind of “end of empire” moment that the British Empire faced in that historic crisis.
Trump DOJ subpoenas reporters after Iran war leaks trigger escalating clash with the press
The Trump administration has reportedly issued subpoenas targeting journalists and news organizations over Iran war reporting, intensifying concerns that the Justice Department is being used to expose confidential sources and pressure outlets covering national security issues
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What other blundering buffoons ever lost a war (of choice), then willfully lost the peace via threats, phony bluffs and tin-ear, belligerent BS?
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