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'Let Them Eat Cake': How Trump Family Pocketed Nearly $3 Billion While Millions of Americans Lost Food AidA report released Thursday details how the family of President Donald Trump "pocketed more than $2.9 billion"—including "in cash and gifts from crypto ventures, legal settlements, a luxury jet from a foreign government, and corporate deals"—while Republican cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program left millions of Americans without critical…

Common Dreams2d agoWhole story →

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MAHA Action PAC throws financial support behind Iowa GOP gubernatorial candidateA “Make America Healthy Again” PAC is throwing money behind Iowa GOP gubernatorial Zach Lahn as the election gets closer.

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Amy Acton wants free school meals for every Ohio studentDemocratic gubernatorial candidate Dr. Amy Acton wants Ohio to provide free breakfast and lunch for every public school student.

Akron Beacon Journal2d agoWhole story →

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'Sort of a pyramid scheme': Trump's new hire sheepishly explains decade-long gap in resumeWhite House press secretary Katie Zacharia spent part of a decade-long gap in her résumé selling nutrition shakes for a fitness company that claims to have no record of her. The newly installed press secretary's LinkedIn shows a gap in employment between 2013 and late 2023, but WIRED reported that a deleted version of her profile, found in a leak…

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Judge halts Trump reshuffling of Forest Service, USDAMost of the ongoing reshuffling of the department was paused Tuesday after a federal judge in Northern California found the reorganization “almost certainly” violated federal appropriations laws.

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Former Healey aide charged with SNAP fraud. What to knowA man who worked in Gov. Maura Healey’s administration has been charged with illegally obtaining food assistance benefits.

Quincy Patriot Ledger2d agoWhole story →

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Colorado saw federal contract spending on public lands drop $189 million last year, impacting small businesses and rural communitiesFederal contract work on public lands in Colorado dried up last year after President Donald Trump slashed thousands of staff across land management agencies like the U.S. Forest Service. A new report found that Colorado-based...

The Aspen Times2d agoWhole story →

Ex-Healey aide Lamar Cook state bail revoked following arrest on federal chargesLamar Cook, Gov. Maura Healey's former deputy director for Western Massachusetts, had his bail revoked in his state cocaine trafficking case following his arrest on SNAP benefits fraud charges.

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Disastrous Sign for GOP as Polls Show Independent Revolt Against Trump EconomyPolling data released Thursday shows that key segments of the American electorate—particularly independents and rural voters—are increasingly disaffected by President Donald Trump's stewardship of the US economy as inflation accelerates, real wages fall, and the historically unpopular war with Iran continues with no end in sight, spelling a potential…

Common Dreams2d agoWhole story →

Water rights earmark could benefit Sen. Roger Marshall's ranchUS Sen. Roger Marshall sought a $4.2 million earmark to resolve a water rights dispute in Kansas in 2024, which could benefit his property.

Baltimore Sun2d agoWhole story →

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Sen. Roger Marshall Sought Funding to Address a Water Shortage. the Project Could Benefit His RanchWASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall wanted to solve a water rights dispute in rural Kansas that pitted farmers against environmentalists and threatened the health of a cherished wildlife refuge.

U.S. News & World Report2d agoWhole story →

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One of America’s Largest Industries Is in Danger, New Documentary WarnsAmerica’s seafood industry employs around a million people, according to a 2023 U.S. Marine Fisheries Service report, but Daily Signal contributor Steve Cortes says that in places like Maine, government regulation is leading to the sector’s collapse. In his new YouTube documentary, “American Seafood: For Our Health and Economy,” Cortes visits the docks…

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'Tired Of The Bulls**t': Marjorie Taylor Greene Calls Out Trump Admin Over Ilhan Omar RaidThe ex-Trump ally, who once shared a snap of herself with a gun and encouraged going on the “offense” against Omar, took on the administration over its probe into the progressive.

HuffPost2d agoWhole story →

At Trump’s order, U.S. Department of Agriculture asks Colorado to review state wolf policies, protection statusJust over a month after President Donald Trump ordered the federal government to look at delisting gray wolves and Mexican gray wolves from the Endangered Species Act, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is asking the...

The Aspen Times2d agoWhole story →

The Midterm Battle over Data Centers: Memphis House Candidate Justin Pearson Fights Elon Musk's xAIThe energy needs of the AI boom and the construction of massive data centers in states across the country have created a backlash from both Democratic and Republican voters. The battle against data centers is at the heart of a campaign in Tennessee: Democratic state Representative Justin J. Pearson is opposed to the Colossus data centers built by Elon…

Democracy Now!2d agoWhole story →

As hazelnut prices plummet, Oregon leaders ask USDA to buy surplusOregon’s congressional leaders asked the federal government to purchase hazelnuts through a program that distributes them to food banks.

Salem Statesman Journal2d agoWhole story →

Why one of the US's reddest counties is losing faith in Trump – videoAs the midterm elections loom, Oliver Laughland and Tom Silverstone travel to rural West Virginia, a Republican party stronghold, to explore how soaring gas prices, war in the Middle East and datacenter expansion are affecting Donald Trump's popularity among his base. Although the state remains staunchly Republican, there are signs of a new politics…

The Guardian2d agoWhole story →

Trump Has Brought Inflation Back to the HeartlandPresident Donald Trump has changed the geography of inflation. After years of consumer prices rising faster in big US cities, Trump’s war against Iran and global tariffs have made rural America ground zero for the fallout from the inflation bomb — and at a particularly tricky time for Republicans as they try to defend their House and Senate majorities in…

Bloomberg2d agoWhole story →

Federal judge blocks USDA reorganization plan affecting Beltsville research centerA federal judge has blocked the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)from moving forward with key parts of its reorganization plan, temporarily halting the pla

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Everyone has the same question in the midterms — where's the beef? (And how much does it cost?)In the midterm elections, meat has become a surprising political battleground

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