Senate Democrats voted against a House of Representatives-passed continuing resolution that would fund the federal government through Nov. 21 for the 15th time on Friday, stretching the shutdown to a record 39 days. Without congressional authorization to spend money, the Trump administration has been forced to cut spending on many programs, including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, otherwise known as food stamps. Last […]
Democratic lawmakers deflected questions on why the stock market has had success under President Donald Trump in spite of their dark predictions on the administration’s tariffs.
A federal judge in Oregon ruled Friday that President Trump's administration failed to meet the legal requirements for deploying the National Guard to Portland after the city and state sued in September to block the deployment.
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson gave the Trump administration a short reprieve late Friday, putting on hold a lower court ruling that had ordered the government to pay full food stamp benefits, despite the government shutdown.
