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Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announces $62M in funding for SNAP benefits for November

Days after declaring a state of emergency via executive order concerning the government shutdown, Maryland Governor Wes Moore announced the state will deliver $62 million to help fund SNAP benefits for November. “One of the first and most basic priorities of governing is to ensure that families do not go hungry,” Moore said in a statement. “We will continue to do everything in our power to protect our people in these difficult times. But no state can fill the enormous […]

todayNovember 4, 2025

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‘Are you f—king kidding me?’: Kamala Harris slams Trump’s ballroom as millions set to lose SNAP

Former Vice President Kamala Harris dropped the F-bomb when discussing President Donald Trump‘s $300 million ballroom that he is constructing, even as the government remains shut down and millions of Americans are about to lose their SNAP benefits on Saturday. “I mean, are you f–king kidding me? This guy wants to create a ballroom for his rich friends, while completely turning a blind eye to the fact that babies are going to starve when the SNAP benefits end in just […]

todayNovember 2, 2025

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Trump blames ‘Radical Democrats’ for SNAP cuts, posts Sen. Schumer’s phone number online

With government food assistance set to lapse Saturday, President Donald Trump took to his Truth Social platform late Thursday night to blame Democrats for the disruption and to post Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s office phone number. In the post, Trump said government lawyers determined that his administration does not have the legal authority to use available funds to pay out Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits during the ongoing government shutdown. Despite Republicans controlling both chambers of Congress and […]

todayNovember 1, 2025

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As millions of Black Americans could lose SNAP, Trump heads to resort for weekend dinner with donors

President Donald Trump, Republicans, and Democrats in Congress have yet to come to a deal to reopen the federal government, leaving millions of Americans vulnerable to hunger and worsened economic pain as SNAP benefits expire on Saturday. Trump, who returned from a nearly weeklong trip in Asia on Thursday, left Washington, D.C., on Friday to spend the weekend at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida. On Saturday, Trump will host a dinner with donors of MAGA Inc., a super […]

todayOctober 31, 2025

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25 states sue the Trump Administration for freezing SNAP benefits: “There is no excuse”

Several officials from half of the United States and the District of Columbia have sued the Trump administration over suspending food stamp benefits as millions of Americans could lose their benefits and food aid beginning Saturday (Nov. 1) due to the government shutdown. States involved in the lawsuit include Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, and Wisconsin. State officials […]

todayOctober 28, 2025

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Black Americans critically rely on Medicaid and SNAP. Trump-GOP budget bill cuts nearly $1 trillion.

Republicans in Congress are racing to pass President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which would extend his 2017 tax cuts and make significant spending cuts to Medicaid and food assistance totaling nearly $1 trillion. The legislation, which is being advanced without any support from Democrats, is being slammed by critics who say it would overwhelmingly benefit wealthy Americans and corporations at the expense of steep cuts to social programs that millions rely on. Most notably, recipients of the […]

todayMay 21, 2025

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