SNAP
USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins' talk about making SNAP recipients reapply for benefits has program stakeholders scratching their heads.
Ellen Mei was interviewed about the food assistance program during the shutdown. She received a termination letter the next day.
"The thought of losing SNAP this month doesn’t just scare me. It breaks something open in my chest."
The decision comes amid signals that the government shutdown could soon end and food aid payments resume.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
The ruling will have no immediate impact because of a U.S. Supreme Court decision on Friday.
The move is the Trump administration's latest chaotic attempt to withhold SNAP benefits from 42 million Americans during the ongoing government shutdown.
This concept helps potentially shed light on the justification for limiting food assistance, among other events.
The Trump administration’s legal efforts to fight having to fully fund food stamps for millions of vulnerable Americans is creating an opening for Democrats.
Mar-a-Lago guests wearing tuxedos and gowns dined on filet, scallops and dessert. Meanwhile, 1 in 8 Americans are without critical federal food benefits.
Barbara McQuade checked the vice president using his own educational background.