Political-Weaponization

Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Full SNAP Payments to 42 Million Americans

2025-11-07 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

The Supreme Court on Friday evening, November 7, 2025, temporarily blocked a federal court order requiring the Trump administration to provide full SNAP benefits to approximately 42 million Americans for November during the ongoing government shutdown. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson issued the …

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Government Shutdown Becomes Longest in U.S. History at Day 36

2025-11-05 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

The Trump administration’s government shutdown reached its 36th day on November 5, 2025, officially surpassing the previous record of 35 days set during the December 2018-January 2019 shutdown under Trump’s first term. Over 1 million federal employees continued working without paychecks, …

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