The critical safety net program has never been disrupted since it began in its current form in the 1960s.
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SNAP Benefits for 42 Million People Could Still Be Saved During the Shutdown Read Post »
Pastor Oliver Carter is in a strange predicament. For the last few years, he’s run a food bank serving the needy through No Limits Outreach Ministries, his church in a Maryland suburb just outside of Washington, DC. Now, his family is among those struggling to make ends meet. His wife, Pamelia, works for the US […]
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The Shutdown Is Pushing Federal Workers to Food Banks—Just as SNAP Is Set to Expire Read Post »
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Millions of Americans face having to ration heating this winter as the US federal government shutdown and mass layoffs by the Trump administration cause unprecedented delays in getting energy assistance aid to low-income households, a group that helps people pay energy bills has […]
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As Winter Knocks, and the Shutdown Drags on, Poor Families May Have to Ration Heat Read Post »
This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Nearly a year after the 2024 election, Democrats are still trying to figure out what went wrong. In the midst of this soul-searching, a new piece of advice has appeared: “Don’t say climate change.” That’s the takeaway from a recent poll by the […]
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Democratic Politicians Have Largely Abandoned Climate Talk Read Post »
Speaker Johnson’s ongoing refusal to swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva prevents her from serving her constituents.
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Johnson Continues Block on Swearing-In Grijalva, Making Undue Demands of Her Read Post »
In a ridiculous social media post the day before he headed off to federal prison for what was supposed to be a more than seven-year sentence, disgraced ex-congressman and known fabulist George Santos wrote, “I may be leaving the stage (for now), but trust me legends never truly exit.” Less than three months later, Santos […]
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George Santos Is Already Back on Network TV Read Post »
If you live in California, like me, chances are you’ve been inundated with political ads and have a recycling bin filled up with mailers urging you to vote for or against Proposition 50, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s redistricting proposal in response to Texas’ newly gerrymandered congressional map. Prop 50 is part of a larger redistricting fight […]
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The Unbelievably Expensive Battle For California’s Congressional Map Read Post »
This story was originally published by Canary Media and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations was supposed to be a launchpad for ambitious projects to help America lead the way on cleaner power and manufacturing. Now it’s been reduced to a shell of itself. As the Trump administration slashes […]
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This Federal Office Was Meant to Ensure America’s Energy Future. Trump Aims to Kill It. Read Post »
As the federal government enters the ninth day of a shutdown sparked by Congress’ failure to pass a continuing resolution which would fund the government for around two more months—with hundreds of thousands of workers going unpaid, federal loans to small businesses on hold, and the future of SNAP benefits at risk for coming months […]
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Brace For the Single Largest Spike in Health Insurance Premiums—Ever Read Post »
As the federal government enters the ninth day of a shutdown sparked by Congress’ failure to pass a continuing resolution which would fund the government for around two more months—with hundreds of thousands of workers going unpaid, federal loans to small businesses on hold, and the future of SNAP benefits at risk for coming months […]
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Brace for the Single Largest Spike in Health Insurance Premiums—Ever Read Post »
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. As the Trump administration cracks down on both environmental policies and progressive activism, the Sunrise Movement, the youth-led climate justice organization that popularized calls for a Green New Deal, is widening its mission to fight authoritarianism. “Every day, Donald Trump is seizing power and shredding the […]
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Sunrise Movement’s New Focus: Fighting Authoritarianism Read Post »
In the past, for veteran federal employees, the weeks leading up to a potential shutdown situation have always involved a flurry of emails and meetings in preparation for a winding down of their agency. That, at least, has been the experience of an employee I spoke with at the National Institutes of Health (my former […]
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For Furloughed Workers, Trump’s Partisan Shutdown Jabs Are Just the Latest Slight Read Post »
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