Government Shutdown Imperils SNAP and Other Antipoverty Programs
Within days, tens of millions of low-income Americans may lose assistance for food, child care and utilities if the federal government remains shut down. Source: Original News
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It’s Unconstitutional, but Trump Keeps Musing About a 3rd Term
A president who has chafed at the limits on his power sees political benefit in talking about remaining in office. Source: Original News
AFGE, Top Federal Workers’ Union, Sides With Republicans on Shutdown
The American Federation of Government Employees, in a shift, called on Congress to immediately reopen the government without the health care measures sought by Democratic lawmakers. Source: Original News
Jack Smith Asks Justice Dept. for Guidance on Testifying to Congress
Republicans have accused some people who worked for Mr. Smith, the former special counsel who investigated President Trump, of hiding behind grand jury secrecy rules. Source: Original News
White House Withdraws Nominee for Top State Department Job
Joel Rayburn had been questioned over ties to a former Trump administration official who admitted to defying the president’s push to withdraw troops from Syria during his first term. Source: Original News
Trump Gives Mexico More Time to Change Trade Policies and Avoid Tariffs
Taxes on goods from Mexico had been set to go into effect at the end of the week. Source: Original News
Trump’s China Deal May Avert a Crisis of His Own Making
The Trump administration is hailing a potential deal that may return the U.S.-China relationship to where it was before the president began a trade war against Beijing. Source: Original News
New College of Florida, a Conservative Bulwark, Will Sign Trump’s ‘Compact’
The school, once a progressive college, was remade by Gov. Ron DeSantis’s administration. Now, it is the first school to agree to the Trump administration’s list of demands. Source: Original News
Trump Asks Supreme Court to Let Him Fire the Top Copyright Official
An appeals court sided with the director of the U.S. Copyright Office, saying her role is to work with Congress. Source: Original News
Behind the Dismantling of the C.D.C.: Reform or ‘Humiliation’?
The agency has lost a third of its work force this year. The Trump administration maintains that the losses are necessary, but critics say that there is no real plan, only animosity. Source: Original News