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'A Devastating Gut Punch': New Trump-GOP Cuts to Food Aid Take Effect Amid High Grocery Prices

The Republican budget package that President Donald Trump signed into law last summer included a change requiring states to fund a larger portion of the costs of administering the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which provides food aid to tens of millions of Americans. That change, which advocates and experts warned would impose unsustainable…

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Common Dreams· Oct 5, 2:27 PM'A Devastating Gut Punch': New Trump-GOP Cuts to Food Aid Take Effect Amid High Grocery Prices

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Trump's nemesis in Europe: Why Spain's Sanchez is calling a snap electionPedro Sánchez has been Europe's voice of dissent on U.S. foreign policy. Back home, the plight of an 87-year-old woman has ignited public anger.

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California families are running out of time to use $120 per kid benefit on groceriesThe federal program sends the money to low-income families whose children are eligible for free or reduced-price school lunches or who receive MediCal. The benefits are expiring on a rolling basis this fall.

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Spain's PM calls snap election as housing price protests growThe move came after parliament rejected his proposed plan to tame public anger about the country's housing crisis.

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Euro sinks as fiscal and political worries mountSpain’s snap elections added to worries across the region with many investors growing anxious over the eurozone’s debt burden.

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Spanish Socialist PM Pedro Sanchez Calls Snap Election for November 29Socialist Prime Minister of Spain Pedro Sánchez has called a snap general election for November 29 after Congress rejected two housing decrees brought forward by his administration. The post Spanish Socialist PM Pedro Sánchez Calls Snap Election for November 29 appeared first on Breitbart .

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Sánchez Targets Toughest Comeback Yet With Early Spain ElectionSpanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has a history of proving his critics wrong. But his decision Monday to call a snap election in the midst of a housing affordability crisis may be his most precarious political move to date.

Bloomberg8h agoWhole story →

Eurodrama in currency markets raises U.S. dollar's standingData: FactSet; Chart: Courtenay Brown/Axios The euro fell to a 17-month low against the dollar on Monday as political and fiscal worries rattled European markets. Why it matters: Rising borrowing costs and political instability are reviving concerns about strains within the eurozone — and whether the European Central Bank may eventually have to step in.…

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Spain’s Sánchez Calls for Snap Election After Housing Plan FailsSpain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called a snap election after parliament rejected his plan to intervene in the housing market, amid demonstrations across Spain. It’s the latest in a series of crises for his minority government, as Daniel Basteiro explains. (Source: Bloomberg)

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