Trump told #states on Saturday to “immediately undo” any actions to provide full #FoodStamp benefits to #LowIncome families, threatening financial penalties if they do not comply. The late-night guidance from the #USDA adds to the uncertainty surrounding the nation’s largest anti- #hunger program during the govt #shutdown. Officials in several states said they remained unsure on Sunday how the directive would affect the roughly one in eight Americans who rely on #SNAP.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/business/trump-administration-states-undo-full-snap-food-stamps.html?smid=url-share

Trump told #states on Saturday to “immediately undo” any actions to provide full #FoodStamp benefits to #LowIncome families, threatening financial penalties if they do not comply. The late-night guidance from the #USDA adds to the uncertainty surrounding the nation’s largest anti- #hunger program during the govt #shutdown. Officials in several states said they remained unsure on Sunday how the directive would affect the roughly one in eight Americans who rely on #SNAP.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/business/trump-administration-states-undo-full-snap-food-stamps.html?smid=url-share

Benjamin Gutman, Oregon’s solicitor general, is making his first oral argument appearance before the justices on behalf of a group of #states that challenged the #tariffs.
#Kavanaugh asked, why would #Congress give the president the power to shut down #trade but not to take a less severe step, like impose a 1% tariff. That, he said, appeared to underscore the govt’s claim, creating an “odd donut hole in the statute.”
“It’s not a donut hole,” responded Gutman. “It’s a different kind of pastry.”

Direct File won't happen in 2026, IRS tells states

https://www.nextgov.com/digital-government/2025/11/direct-file-wont-happen-2026-irs-tells-states/409309/

#HackerNews #DirectFile2026 #IRS #States #TaxPolicy #DigitalGovernment

Janessa Goldbeck, a former US Marine Corps captain & chief executive of the Vet Voice Foundation, a non-profit advocacy group, said the order represented “an attempt by the president to normalize a national, militarized police force”.

She predicted that force would be used to send #troops to #states led by #Democratic governors without their permission & could be used to suppress turnout and disrupt the fair operation of #elections.

#Trump #law #ElectionInterference #CivilRights #MafiaState

Keep it up. Be smarter than the #Idiocracy.

Western #States Issue Their Own #Vaccine Recommendations to Counter #RFKJr

The guidelines, from #California, #Oregon, #Washington & #Hawaii, mirror those of major #medical organizations. They were issued a day before an advisory panel was to meet to review potential changes to #federal recommendations.

#PublicHealth #science #medicine #CDC #vaccines #Trump #ConspiracyTheories #disinformation #eugenics #HealthyIfYoureWealthy
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/health/vaccine-guidelines-california-oregon-washington-hawaii-rfk.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Keep it up. Be smarter than the #Idiocracy.

Western #States Issue Their Own #Vaccine Recommendations to Counter #RFKJr

The guidelines, from #California, #Oregon, #Washington & #Hawaii, mirror those of major #medical organizations. They were issued a day before an advisory panel was to meet to review potential changes to #federal recommendations.

#PublicHealth #science #medicine #CDC #vaccines #Trump #ConspiracyTheories #disinformation #eugenics #HealthyIfYoureWealthy
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/health/vaccine-guidelines-california-oregon-washington-hawaii-rfk.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

“They must do what the Federal Government, as represented by the President of the United States, tells them,” Trump said. [whatever happened to the #StatesRights party?]

#law#ElectionLaw#Constitution #access #seniors #military #students #disabled#VoterSuppression#BigLie #idiocracy

NY Gov #KathyHochul: “I'm tired of fighting this fight w/ my hand tied behind my back. … #politics is a political process.…we’re sick & tired of being pushed around when other #states don’t have the same aspirations that we always have had. I hold those dear. But I cannot ignore that the playing field has changed dramatically. Shame on us if we ignore that fact & cling tight to the vestiges of the past. That era is over. Donald #Trump eliminated that forever.”

#law#ElectionLaw #gerrymandering

NY Gov #KathyHochul: “I'm tired of fighting this fight w/ my hand tied behind my back. … #politics is a political process.…we’re sick & tired of being pushed around when other #states don’t have the same aspirations that we always have had. I hold those dear. But I cannot ignore that the playing field has changed dramatically. Shame on us if we ignore that fact & cling tight to the vestiges of the past. That era is over. Donald #Trump eliminated that forever.”

#law#ElectionLaw #gerrymandering

#law #gerrymandering#Trump