Supreme Court issues emergency order to block full SNAP food aid payments

BOSTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday granted the Trump administration’s emergency appeal to temporarily block a court order to fully fund SNAP foodRead More

Trump accuses foreign-owned meat packers of inflating US beef prices and calls for investigation

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday accused foreign-owned meat packers of driving up the price of beef in the U.S. and asked theRead More

Trump pardons MLB great Darryl Strawberry on 1995 tax evasion charge

(CNN) — President Donald Trump has granted clemency to former Major League Baseball star Darryl Strawberry for a 1995 tax evasion charge. Trump, a WhiteRead More

Schumer offers Republicans a deal to extend health care subsidies, end shutdown

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer is making a new offer to reopen the government on Friday as Republicans have refused to negotiateRead More

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to halt order providing full SNAP payments for November

BOSTON (AP) — Residents in some U.S. states began to receive their full SNAP food aid Friday as an appeals court left in place, forRead More

Democrats expected to block GOP push to reopen government without more health care commitments

(CNN) — After days of real progress in bipartisan talks to end the government shutdown, the Senate now appears to be heading — for nowRead More

Senate Republicans vote down legislation to limit Trump’s ability to attack Venezuela

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans voted to reject legislation Thursday that would have put a check on President Donald Trump’s ability to launch an attack against Venezuela,Read More

Supreme Court lets Trump block transgender and nonbinary people from choosing passport sex markers

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed President Donald Trump’s administration to enforce a policy blocking transgender and nonbinary people from choosing passportRead More

Federal judge orders Trump administration to fully fund SNAP benefits in November

(AP) — A federal judge in Rhode Island ordered the Trump administration Thursday to find the money to fully fund SNAP benefits for November, aRead More

Nancy Pelosi won’t seek reelection, ending her storied career in the US House

WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi will not seek reelection to the U.S. House, bringing to a close her storied career as not only the first woman inRead More