"This is the same Trump, of course, who fancied the US wealthy enough to propose a defence budget for fiscal year 2026 of more than $1 trillion. Following the shutdown, the Trump administration decided that poor and hungry Americans should pay the price, and on November 1, the nation's crucial Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) came to a halt for the first time since the programme's creation in 1964. Nearly 42 million Americans or one in eight people rely on SNAP to eat."
"When I visited the ERS website on Sunday, I encountered the following very professional alert at the top of the screen: Due to the Radical Left Democrat shutdown, this government website will not be updated during the funding lapse. The message continued in slightly smaller print: President Trump has made it clear he wants to keep the government open and support those who feed, fuel and clothe the American people. It could be funny, if only it weren't so macabre."
The United States entered a prolonged federal government shutdown that left federal employees unpaid, air travel disrupted, and millions losing food assistance. The shutdown arose from a budgetary disagreement between Republicans and Democrats over healthcare cuts supported by President Donald Trump. The administration proposed a defence budget exceeding $1 trillion for fiscal year 2026. On November 1, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) halted for the first time since 1964, affecting nearly 42 million Americans and one in eight people. Children comprised 39 percent of participants in fiscal year 2023. A partisan alert appeared on the USDA Economic Research Service website, and federal judges forced a reversal of the administration's policy.
Read at www.aljazeera.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]