Despite government shutdown threats, SNAP benefits continue due to contingency funds and a court ruling. The Trump administration is partially covering payments, ensuring recipients can still purchase groceries.
Republicans and Democrats clash over SNAP (food stamps) funding amid a government shutdown. A contingency fund exists, but its use is disputed, jeopardizing food aid for millions of Americans.
Analysis of political violence in the U.S. shows trends in both right and left-wing extremism. Data suggests a complex landscape, with violence spanning the ideological spectrum. Counterterrorism requires addressing both sides.
Court limits Alien Enemies Act use in deportations, citing due process. Trump admin deported Venezuelans without records. Focus on 'Tren de Aragua' gang's alleged US intrusion.
The Abrego Garcia case highlights the Trump administration's stance on due process for non-citizens, focusing on his deportation to El Salvador and the legal battles surrounding it. Due process, immigration, and court rulings are central.
The American Civil Liberties Union and Democracy Forward had filed a lawsuit on the same day of the deportations on behalf of five Venezuelan men who were being held in Texas and “threatened with imminent removal under the President’s expected Proclamation invoking the Alien Enemies Act.” The suit sought class action status for all affected immigrants and asked the judge to block the administration’s use of the act.
“While the administration may be trumpeting this rule as a good thing for workers, that is a ruse,” Heidi Shierholz, president of the Economic Policy Institute, a think tank partly funded by labor unions, wrote in a statement issued the same day.
