Federal judge directs USDA to pay November food stamp benefits
The partial government shutdown that began on Oct. 1 means there isn’t an appropriation.
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The partial government shutdown that began on Oct. 1 means there isn’t an appropriation.
Virginia's statewide Democratic ticket of, from left, Jay Jones, Abigail Spanberger and Ghazala Hashmi march at a Labor Day parade in Buena Vista, Va., on Sept. 1, weeks before Jones' texting scandal rocked the election. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
At least they didn’t before Oct. 1.
The partial government shutdown began with the new fiscal year on Oct. 1. Senate Democrats have rejected a continuing resolution passed by the House that would fund the government until Nov. 21.
Kathy Hochul acknowledged in a press release Thursday that New Yorkers who rely on SNAP could lose their benefits on Nov. 1 due to the shutdown.
The Coast Guard confirmed Tuesday the payments would go out on Oct. 15 as previously scheduled before the shutdown, which began Oct.1. Bank deposits will land in accounts no later than Friday.
Insurers are setting their policy rates ahead of open enrollment, which starts Nov. 1 in most states.
One is to take up legislation dealing with expiring health insurance subsidies by Nov. 1, when open enrollment begins.
While federal workers made up about 1 percent of Kansas’ adult workforce, that figure jumps to around 4 percent in blue-state bastions Maryland and Hawaii.
"President Trump is right to support them and step in to provide a bridge to the enhanced farm safety net policies in HR 1, which will kick in next year," he said referring to the bill that became the
be too late to prevent steep premium increases for millions of individuals with coverage purchased on federal and state exchanges, with insurers already setting rates and open enrollment starting Nov. 1.
be too late to prevent steep premium increases for millions of individuals with coverage purchased on federal and state exchanges, with insurers already setting rates and open enrollment starting Nov. 1.
Construction-VA, Agriculture and Legislative Branch bills, comprising about $188 billion of the more than $1.6 trillion in discretionary spending likely to be approved for the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1.
The inventory of the beef herd in 2024 was the smallest since 1951, Nelson wrote in a 2024 Farm Bureau report, and the number dropped another 1 percent by the start of 2025, the USDA reported.
Henry Cuellar, has a big jump in earmarked dollars — just over $1 million to buy laboratory equipment for Texas A&M International University — from last year when he received zero.Â
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., announced after the votes Tuesday night that an agreement had been reached to end debate on the measure at 1:30 p.m.
The Senate Appropriations Committee was mostly united behind the bill on Thursday, voting 26-1 to favorably report it.
The Senate panel’s directions are to find at least $1 billion in deficit reduction over 10 years, far less than the $230 billion that the House Agriculture Committee was directed to find.
Committee markups scheduled next week, President Donald Trump’s budget office is expected to deliver as soon as Friday supplemental information on agency budget requests for the fiscal year starting Oct. 1.
Gluesenkamp Pérez jumped onto the political scene in 2022, when she won the district by fewer than 3,000 votes — less than 1 percentage point — in an upset against Trump-backed Republican Joe Kent.Â