Oct 31 Instacart, DoorDash and other companies offer discounts to SNAP recipients By Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press Several big companies are reacting to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s plan to freeze payments to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on Nov. 1 due to the government shutdown. Continue reading
Oct 31 Watch 6:48 Government shutdown threatens critical funding for Head Start programs By William Brangham, Kyle Midura, Azhar Merchant As the government shutdown continues, several key programs are at risk. One of them is Head Start, the federal program that provides early childhood education, health and food support for low-income families. William Brangham discussed the potential impacts with Tommy… Continue watching
Oct 31 Why the Trump administration is sending election monitors to California and New Jersey By Amy Sherman, PolitiFact The Justice Department will send election monitors to five California counties and one New Jersey county for the Nov. 4 election in response to state Republicans’ requests. Monitors can observe but can’t interfere with voting. Continue reading
Oct 31 What is the filibuster and why does Trump want to get rid of it during the shutdown? By Seung Min Kim, Associated Press Seemingly frustrated by the government shutdown and Democrats' unwillingness to accept a Republican funding bill, President Donald Trump is once again demanding that the Senate eliminate the legislative filibuster. Continue reading
Oct 31 Watch 11:33 Brooks and Capehart on the pressure to end the government shutdown By William Brangham, Ian Couzens New York Times columnist David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart of MSNBC join William Brangham to discuss the week in politics, including the government shutdown barreling toward the date when funding begins to lapse on some government benefits, President Trump suggests… Continue watching
Oct 31 Judge rules Trump can't require U.S. citizenship proof on federal voting form By Ali Swenson, Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press President Donald Trump’s request to add a documentary proof of citizenship requirement to the federal voter registration form cannot be enforced, a federal judge ruled Friday. Continue reading
Oct 31 WATCH: Trump denies U.S. is considering strikes against Venezuela By Associated Press The Trump administration has carried out a series of strikes on boats in the Pacific Ocean that it contends were carrying drugs. The strikes have killed 61 people and the U.S. has also built up an unusually large force of… Continue reading
Oct 31 All the U.S. military strikes against alleged drug boats By Joshua Barajas The U.S. military has killed more than 100 people in targeted strikes on small vessels in waters off South America since early September. Continue reading
Oct 31 Ohio panel, Virginia lawmakers move forward on congressional redistricting plans By David A. Lieb, Mark Scolforo, Associated Press, Olivia Diaz, Associated Press/Report for America President Donald Trump has been urging Republican-led states to reshape their U.S. House districts in an attempt to win more seats. Democrats have been pushing back. Continue reading
Oct 31 Senate report details dozens of cases of medical neglect in federal immigration detention centers By Claudia Lauer, Associated Press A U.S. Senate investigation has uncovered dozens of credible reports of medical neglect and poor conditions in immigration detention centers nationwide, with detainees denied insulin, left without medical attention for days and forced to compete for clean water. Continue reading