A pair of federal judges ruled the government must tap into a contingency fund to make SNAP payments, while Senate Majority Leader John Thune rejected […]
US Judge Permanently Blocks Trump Order Requiring Voters to Prove Citizenship
NEW YORK (Reuters) -A federal judge in Washington, D.C. on Friday permanently blocked part of Republican President Donald Trump’s March executive…
Amid Flattened Homes, Jamaica Starts to Assess Hurricane Melissa’s Damage
The Jamaican authorities said they were not able to confirm the death toll from the storm yet, but expected it to rise in the coming […]
Trump Cuts Refugee Admissions and Prioritizes White South Africans
In a major shift from the Biden administration’s policy, the United States will accept up to 7,500 refugees this fiscal year, down from 125,000.
How States Are Preparing for a Freeze in SNAP Food Assistance
The Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program will run out of money on Saturday. Some governors are shifting state money to cover part of the shortfall, bolster […]
Trump’s Call to Resume Nuclear Testing After Decades Revives a Cold War Debate
President Trump explained the order by saying other, unnamed nations were testing their own nuclear weapons, even though no country has tested since 2017.
Russia Says It Didn’t Test Nuclear Weapons, but Would if the U.S. Did
Dmitri S. Peskov, a Kremlin spokesman, told Russian news agencies that recent drone and missile tests were not nuclear weapons tests.
Karine Jean-Pierre and a Book Tour Most Authors Would Not Dream Of
The Biden White House press secretary seems to be everywhere promoting her memoir, including an “absolute train wreck’’ of an interview with The New Yorker.
Opinion | I Want Your Vote, You Bigot
In an odd last-minute appeal, Mamdani accuses New Yorkers of ‘Islamophobia.’
Opinion | Aflac’s Unorthodox Ascent
The insurer saw sales double in three years after gambling on ads with a quacking duck.