The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday extended a pause on a judge's order that required President Donald Trump's administration to fully fund food aid for 42 million low-income Americans this month amid the federal government shutdown, even as lawmakers took steps toward ending the stalemate.
The court's action allows the administration for now to continue withholding about $4 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP or food stamps.
Lawyers for the administration told the justices on Monday that an end to the government shutdown would eliminate its need to halt the judge's order, so the court's extension of a pause issued last Friday by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson may prove short-lived.
Jackson, on Tuesday, wrote that she would have denied the administration's request to further halt the judge's order.
The extended pause is set to expire on Thursday.
The U.S. Senate on Monday approved compromise legislation that would end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, breaking a weeks-long stalemate that has disrupted food benefits for millions, left hundreds of thousands of federal workers unpaid and snarled air traffic.
SNAP benefits lapsed at the start of the month for the first time in the program's 60-year history. Recipients have turned to already strained food pantries and made sacrifices like forgoing medications to stretch tight budgets.
Josh Hammer kicks off the show taking aim at Washington’s latest mess — the shutdown vote set for later today. He exposes what the vote really means, why both parties are failing the American people, and why this so-called “solution” could leave us right back in crisis mode by January.
On today’s show, Josh Hammer is joined by Bruce Pearl, former Auburn University men's basketball head coach and now Chairman of the Board of the U.S.-Israel Education Association. The two dive into the importance of a strong U.S.-Israel alliance and why that partnership remains vital to America’s security and moral leadership.
Coach Pearl also calls out the bad actors trying to divide conservatives by exploiting support for Israel, reminding listeners what true unity on the Right looks like.
The U.S. Mint in Philadelphia is producing its final circulating penny, ending more than two centuries of 1-cent coin production. President Donald Trump ordered the phase-out after the cost to make each penny rose to nearly four cents, making the coin’s value largely obsolete.
Pennies have been minted in Philadelphia since 1793, and billions remain in circulation, though they are rarely essential for everyday transactions. The Treasury Department says discontinuing the coin will save about $56 million per year in materials.
Many Americans have a nostalgic attachment to the copper-plated coins, seeing them as lucky or collectible, but the century-old penny is now officially history.
The longest government shutdown in U.S. history appears to be close to ending.
About 1.25 million federal workers have missed at least one or two paychecks, and thousands of flights have been canceled. Government contracts have slowed, and some food aid recipients have seen their benefits interrupted.
The House could vote as early as today on legislation that would officially reopen the government. Officials warn, however, that it could take time for flights, federal services, and payrolls to return to normal.
President Donald Trump is threatening to sue the BBC, claiming the broadcaster misrepresented his remarks ahead of the January 6, 2021, protests at the U.S. Capitol.
Trump told Fox News he has an “obligation” to take legal action against the British network. The controversy centers on a documentary aired before the 2024 election in which Trump’s call for peaceful protest was allegedly edited out.
The BBC’s top executive and head of news resigned Sunday amid criticism of the edits. BBC Chairman Samir Shah apologized for the “error of judgment” and acknowledged the edits created the impression of inciting violence.
The network, known for its impartiality, is facing backlash from multiple political perspectives over the controversial edits.
A Utah judge has rejected a new congressional map drawn by Republican lawmakers. Judge Dianna Gibson adopted an alternate proposal giving Democrats a strong shot at flipping a seat in the 2026 midterm elections. Gibson ruled Monday that the map approved by the Legislature last month unduly favors Republicans and disfavors Democrats. She ultimately selected a map drawn by voting rights groups that keeps Democratic-heavy Salt Lake County almost entirely within one district. Republicans hold all four of Utah’s U.S. House seats. The newly approved map gives Democrats a much stronger chance to flip a seat. The state last had a Democrat in Congress in early 2021.
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