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The current status of SNAP — and another food assistance option
The Trump administration says it will restart SNAP benefits, but will pay out only half the normal amount. But private and other public resources have been available for families needing assistance.
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Radio Diaries: Columbia protester Leqaa Kordia is still detained
In the Spring of 2024, a young Palestinian woman, Leqaa Kordia, was arrested protesting outside Columbia University. She’s the last Columbia protester still in detention.
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SNAP benefits will restart, but will be half the normal payment and delayed
About 1 in 8 U.S. residents get an average of $187 a month per person in the food assistance known as SNAP. For the first time, the Trump administration stopped the payments due at the beginning of the month. (Image credit: Hart Van Denburg)
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Public workers could be denied loan forgiveness if cities defy Trump, lawsuit alleges
A new lawsuit argues the latest changes to Public Service Loan Forgiveness could exclude public servants whose organizations have resisted President Trump’s policies. (Image credit: Josh Lawton)
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Judge says Trump administration must fund SNAP. And, what to know about NYC’s election
Two judges have ordered the Trump administration to fund SNAP benefits. And, New York City voters head to the polls tomorrow to choose between Zohran Mamdani and former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the mayoral race. (Image credit: Aaron Schwartz)
In a break from past presidents, Trump spends time away from D.C. during shutdown
As the government shutdown enters its second month, President Trump has spent two full weeks outside of Washington. This is a shift from how past presidents, including Trump, have approached shutdown politics.
Trump’s National Guard deployments aren’t random. They were planned years ago
President Trump and several others now high up in his second administration have been talking about using the National Guard to help with mass deportations — and possibly invoking the Insurrection Act — for years. Now, those plans might be playing out. (Image credit: Al Drago)
In a fraught political moment, one woman finds comfort on her morning commute
In 2008, when banning same-sex marriage in California was put on the ballot, Kate Elsley’s commute changed. Seeing signs supporting the ban became a reminder of what she might not be able to do. (Image credit: Anna Kuperberg)
Andrew Cuomo fights for his political life and his version of the Democratic Party
Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has a long list of accomplishments, many of them progressive. In the race for New York City mayor, that experience hasn’t given him the boost he wanted. (Image credit: Bloomberg)
Morning news brief
Trump heads back to D.C. as shutdown enters month two, states scramble to fill gaps left by cut off of SNAP benefits, candidates in NYC’s mayoral race rally supporters ahead of Election Day.