Thursday, April 23, 2026

Tag: SNAP

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.

Balanced budget amendment would put Social Security, Medicare, and core public...

The proposal would make revenue increases extraordinarily difficult while allowing tax cuts to pass more easily, shifting pressure onto widely used federal programs.

Trump’s Iran war costs $1 billion a day while hospitals close...

Critics warn the administration’s military campaign could fund food aid and healthcare for millions of Americans already struggling with rising prices.

Senators probe Equifax over plans to profit from Medicaid and SNAP...

Warren, Wyden, and Sanders are demanding disclosures from Equifax as new federal work requirements threaten to strip healthcare and food assistance from millions while expanding the company’s already dominant income verification business.

Trump’s second term delivers massive gains for billionaires as working Americans...

New data and polling show wealth surging at the top under Donald Trump while healthcare, food assistance, and affordability erode for millions.

Trump administration threatens to withhold SNAP funds from democratic-led states

A new confrontation between the White House and blue states raises concerns about the political use of food assistance programs.

Bishop Barber warns that tens of thousands will die under GOP...

Faith leaders and advocates hold nationwide eulogies for Americans projected to lose their lives due to sweeping reductions in Medicaid, SNAP, and public health funding.

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.

As Americans live paycheck to paycheck, Tesla shareholders approve Musk’s $1...

As the nation endures record inequality and a prolonged government shutdown, Tesla shareholders have granted CEO Elon Musk a pay deal that could make him the world’s first trillionaire, prompting fierce backlash from lawmakers, labor unions, and progressive groups.

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.

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Judge orders release of family after prolonged detention and reported neglect in ICE facility

Federal ruling finds continued detention risks constitutional violation after nearly a year of confinement, medical emergencies, and allegations of worsening conditions at Texas center.

Trump invokes wartime powers to expand fossil fuel production amid rising energy costs

Defense Production Act orders authorize federal support for oil, coal, liquefied natural gas, and grid infrastructure as industry profits increase during Iran conflict.
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‘Data Colonialism’: Native communities fight AI data centers on indigenous land

As tech companies set their sights on Indigenous lands, an activist said, “We’re always the one that ends up having to sacrifice our relationship to land, air, water, our communities and our nonhuman relatives.”

Just desserts: MAGA suicide pact climaxes its cult of destruction

The more bizarre the MAGA fable,/ The more desperate to finagle. Can hypocrites throttling the Bible/ Not make its movement suicidal?

When progress misleads: The hidden baseline problem in public-interest advocacy

Claims of success in animal welfare, climate policy, and corporate sustainability often rely on narrow metrics that obscure whether real-world harms are actually declining.