Stephen Fowler
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SNAP benefits have been mired in politics even before the government shutdown
The Trump administration is appealing a court order to fully fund SNAP benefits this month. The federal food aid program has been a political target for Republicans.
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Trump says election puts shutdown pressure on Republicans but wants to end filibuster
After Republicans lost big in Tuesday's elections, adding pressure to end the government shutdown, President Trump pushed changes to Senate rules to bypass the need for Democratic-votes.
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Democrats' 2025 election wins go beyond big races to places like Georgia, Pennsylvania
Democrats enjoyed major wins beyond just the marquee races, up and down the ballot — and across the country — continuing the party's momentum heading into the 2026 midterm elections.
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Trump administration expands political pressure campaign to SNAP benefits
As the government shutdown drags on, the Trump administration says Democrats will be to blame when millions of Americans will lose their SNAP benefits Nov. 1.
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Nearly 42 million Americans could lose SNAP benefits due to shutdown
The Trump administration now says it won't use a contingency fund to pay SNAP benefits to about 1 in 8 Americans in November.
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Trump targets 'Democrat priorities' in an effort to end the shutdown standoff
As we enter another week of the government shutdown, the Trump administration continues to apply political pressures to Democrats by threatening to cut their priorities, but so far that has not swayed them to end the standoff.
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Unions say White House plans mass layoff at Interior Department, despite court order
A status conference is set for Friday afternoon after union lawyers said the Trump administration is violating a court order that temporarily blocks mass firings during the government shutdown.
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The White House is using layoffs of federal workers as leverage to end the shutdown
Federal workers, many already furloughed, may now face unemployment as the White House uses them as leverage in negotiations to end the federal government shutdown.
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White House says 'substantial' layoffs of federal workers have begun, with few details
The Trump administration says it has started the process of issuing reduction-in-force notices to federal employees. It's not clear how many agencies are affected or how many people.
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White House floats no back pay for some furloughed federal workers despite 2019 law
A new draft White House memo suggests a 2019 law signed by President Trump that guarantees federal employees get paid after a shutdown ends would not apply to furloughed workers.
