It’s unclear if employees at other federal agencies have been given similar directions.
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Trump Admin Tells USDA Staff to Investigate Foreign Scientists They Work With Read Post »
The USDA let the dangerous meatpacking industry accelerate its line speeds. Accidents threaten workers and food safety.
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Trump’s Biggest Inaugural Donor Won Policy Changes That May Be Harming Workers Read Post »
The USDA seeks data from states including SNAP recipients’ personal information such as Social Security numbers.
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Trump Administration Threatens to Withhold SNAP Funds From Democratic-Led States Read Post »
The move is a “perverted interpretation of a rule that stops grocers from price gouging SNAP recipients,” said a critic.
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USDA Tells Grocery Stores They Can’t Give Discounts to SNAP Recipients Read Post »
Two judges ordered the USDA to use contingency funds to keep SNAP benefits flowing during the shutdown.
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Trump Administration Defies Court Orders to Resume Food Aid for 42 Million Americans Read Post »
Critics say Trump is exploiting the federal shutdown to unilaterally slash the safety net and cause unnecessary pain.
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Attorneys General Sue Trump for Using Shutdown to Disrupt Food Aid for Millions Read Post »
Even if a shutdown deal were reached immediately, benefits would likely be delayed.
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42 Million People at Risk of Losing Their Food Benefits in Days Amid Shutdown Read Post »
Over 47 million Americans are already food insecure, and that number is expected to increase thanks to Trump’s budget.
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Did Trump End National Hunger Survey to Hide Growing Hunger Under His Policies? Read Post »
“The Trump administration doesn’t solve problems, it hides them,” Rep. Shontel Brown said in response.
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Trump Nixes Key USDA Hunger Report Months After Historic Cuts to Food Assistance Read Post »
The cuts were announced in June, but groups who fear they could be affected have heard minimal information since then.
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USDA Said It Would Cut $148M in DEI Grants, Then Went Dark on Grant Recipients Read Post »
The people who grow and sell America’s food no longer trust the USDA.
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Trump’s USDA Dismantled Decades of Federal Food Policy in Just 100 Days Read Post »
The U.S. Department of Agriculture cancelled a program intended to provide public schools with locally produced fresh vegetables.
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Trump Guts Farm-to-School Grants, Undermining “Make America Healthy Again” Plan Read Post »
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