The Trump administration over the weekend ordered states to “undo” certain Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program payments recently sent out to beneficiaries.  The Department of Agriculture issued the Saturday memo in response to a Supreme Court ruling released Friday evening that stayed a lower court’s ruling ordering the Trump administration to deliver full SNAP payments on […]

The Washington Examiner’s Joe Concha is wary of President Donald Trump’s proposal to end the Senate filibuster, saying Sunday it’s there “for a reason.” Trump is calling for Senate Republicans to “TERMINATE” the 60-vote filibuster in the Senate, though many of these senators do not share his enthusiasm. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) has […]

Hamas returned on Sunday what it said was the body of another Israeli hostage the terrorist group has held captive in Gaza, appearing to mark a positive development for the fragile Gaza ceasefire.  Hadar Goldin, 23, was an Israeli soldier who was killed in 2014 and the only hostage who was taken captive before Hamas’s […]

The government shutdown hit its 40th day on Sunday as the Senate prepared to reconvene for day two of its rare weekend session to try to move the needle as lawmakers sounded the alarm on rising disruptions to flights and beneficiary programs. The Senate was set to meet Sunday afternoon at 1:30 p.m., with Republicans […]