Tag: government shutdown

Civil liberties advocates, unions, and lawmakers raise alarm over use of immigration agents in airport security amid shutdown-driven staffing crisis.

A growing number of lawmakers, candidates, and activists are demanding new Democratic leadership after eight senators joined Republicans to reopen the government, leaving Affordable Care Act protections and Medicaid funding untouched.

Treasury guidance weakens corporate minimum tax as the Agriculture Department warns states to “undo” full November SNAP payments amid shutdown confusion.

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.

Tribal nations, Native people mobilize to fulfill broken treaty obligations as SNAP and heating assistance program funds take a hit.

President Donald Trump has declared that his administration will defy two federal court orders requiring the government to release full Supplemental Nutrition...

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.”

With 42 million people set to lose $8 billion in food assistance on November 1 because the Trump administration refuses to release existing federal funds, governors of both parties are declaring emergencies, shifting state reserves, and suing the federal government to prevent mass hunger.

New national polling shows President Donald Trump at 39 percent approval and 58 percent disapproval, his worst showing of the second term and rivaling the lowest point of his presidency overall, as voters sour on his economic, immigration, and high-profile executive actions while protest movements gain strength.

Democrats accuse CMS of withholding information about “the biggest premium hike in history” as leaked documents show 30 percent increases and millions risk losing subsidies.