The Day Trump Defied Food Stamp Orders

Many economists and business leaders are raising alarms about falling birthrates. But advocates for lower human populations say a less crowded world will be happier and more sustainable.

For a second-straight day Saturday, President Trump accused the Nigerian government of not doing enough to prevent the killings of Christians.

The U.S. president made the threat a day after he said he will designate Nigeria a country of concern under the 1998 International Religious Freedom Act.

BUZZ OVER ALLEGED GOV JET TRIP TO SEE GIRLFRIEND

World Series is on the line in winner-take-all Game 7 in Toronto. Follow for live updates.

World Series is on the line in winner-take-all Game 7 in Toronto. Follow for live updates.

Dodgers' journey to repeat as champions is finally complete.

In an 11-inning thriller, the Dodgers rallied behind home runs from Miguel Rojas and Will Smith to defeat the Blue Jays 5-4 in Game 7 of the World Series.

Champagne-soaked Dodgers players couldn't find the words to describe LA's Game 7 win.

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U.S. President Donald Trump says he’s ordered the Pentagon to begin planning for potential military action in Nigeria.

PLUS: TRUMP THREATENS NIGERIA WITH MILITARY ACTION!

Karine Jean-Pierre’s disastrous book tour only underscores the long-running pointlessness of her former job.

For President Donald Trump, tariffs — or the threat of them — can bend nations to his will. The president has used them not only as the underpinning of his economic agenda, but as the cornerstone of his foreign policy in his second term.

A federal judge on Friday directed the Trump administration to pay out some food stamp benefits for November using contingency funds, rejecting the government’s argument that the government shutdown has effectively shuttered the program.

Jacobin sat down with the Economist’s Mike Bird to talk about his new book The Land Trap, on why land retains its centrality in our economy even into the digital age — and how land ownership cements existing inequalities.

Illinois Is Taking the Feds to Court Over 'Trump's Invasion' of Chicago

About 1 in 5 Kids Are at Risk of Losing SNAP. Centralized Control Keeps Failing Low-Income Families.

The president is suddenly up in arms about security on a continent he once described as made up of “s**thole countries.”

Dramatic video shows UK police Taser and arrest a suspect following a mass stabbing attack on a train that left 11 people wounded, two of them critically.

The YIMBY case for rent control

Long before Mikhail Gorbachev, Soviet planners and economists engaged in wide-ranging debates about economic reform. But they never seriously considered the option of a genuinely participatory, democratic model of socialism that would empower workers.

President Donald Trump made another impassioned plea for Senate Republicans to invoke the nuclear option, passing the House GOP continuing resolution on a simple majority vote. The Democrats just do not have the parliamentary discipline that Republicans have and will turn the tables on the GOP regardless in the future, according to Trump. [Full Story]

New York mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani spent the final weekend of his campaign telling his supporters that they have helped him build a movement that will transform the city, where injustice is abolished and the poor are uplifted.

Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) accused President Donald Trump of attempting to “rig” the 2026 midterm elections.

The US experiments on tens of thousands of beagles. After a shocking case, will it come to an end?

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A federal court ruled that the Trump administration must present a plan to start issuing full SNAP payments by Monday, or partial payments by Wednesday.

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The Blue Jays led most of the game, but Miguel Rojas' solo shot in the ninth kept Los Angeles alive until Will Smith's 11th-inning homer.

President Donald Trump says Chinese President Xi Jinping has given him assurances that Beijing would take no action toward its long-stated goal of unifying Taiwan with mainland China while the Republican leader is in office.

While previous deployments to Democratic-led cities have largely led to protests and lawsuits, Trump is banking on the moves helping him and Republicans, especially in next year's midterms.

President Donald Trump announced that Chinese President Xi Jinping has given assurances that China will not invade Taiwan during his time in office “because they know the consequences.”

It's not clear when millions of families will get November SNAP benefits, even after judges ruled the government needs to make partial payments.

A federal court ruled that the Trump administration must present a plan to start issuing full SNAP payments by Nov. 3 or partial payments by Nov. 5.

As temperatures begin to drop around the U.S., Democrat lawmakers’ refusal to fund the government may impact the ability of some Americans to heat their homes.

President Donald Trump held a "Roaring 20's" themed party as food aid for 42 million low-income Americans was set to expire.

Zohran Mamdani was in Harlem and cheered on runners in Brooklyn, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo went to Bronx churches and Curtis Sliwa visited Brooklyn and Queens.

Small businesses that sued President Trump over his tariffs aren’t just looking to end them — they’re also hoping to get a refund from Uncle Sam to make up for their losses over the last months.

As the government shutdown entered its fifth week, the ongoing stalemate began to threaten vital food assistance programs relied upon by tens of millions of Americans, prompting surging demand and long lines at food banks nationwide.

Former CIA Director John Brennan furiously shouted down a man who confronted him over his decision to sign the 2020 letter stating that the Hunter Biden laptop story had “all the classic earmarks of a Russian information operation.”

Earlier this year, "quiet" was one word to describe the Virginia race for governor. Then came DOGE, a text message scandal down ballot, a redistricting surprise, the government shutdown and more.