Judge orders halt to taxpayer-funded ads featuring Trump - Sun, 11 Oct 2026 PSTA judge on Sunday blocked the Trump administration from using taxpayer money to pay for political advertisements, after publicly funded television ads glorifying President Donald Trump began airing in late September and sparked a bipartisan backlash.Spokane Spokesman-Review7d agoWhole story →EconomyGovernmenttrump ad funding blocked
U.S. farm debt is at a record. Official data might be undercounting itCHICAGO – American farmers are borrowing more money than ever before to operate – but the rise in nontraditional and vendor credit has created some gaps in the federal government’s current ability to measure and track farm debt, U.S. Department of Agriculture officials told Reuters.Spokane Spokesman-Review7d agoWhole story →FoodEconomyfarm debt crisis
