#snap

#snap

Hunger, sadly, is as American as apple pie: a crisis we seem to revisit each budget cycle but never resolve. With the record-breaking federal government shutdown finally over and access to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) no longer in enteringthe Supreme Court's domain, millions of Americans have been once again caught in the crossfire of political brinkmanship. The country's food safety net - already in tatters - has been grievously abused.

As the fate of SNAP hinges on an ongoing legal battle, local groups are taking matters into their own hands. Held Space, a local creative collective dedicated to physical and mental health, will host its annual fundraising bake sale this Saturday, November 16. Stop by 960 Manhattan Avenue from 1 to 4 pm to buy some sweet treats from talented local bakers.

Nestle says the Trump administration's efforts to withhold SNAP benefits from millions of Americans has made clear how fragile our economy is: "We have 42 million people in this country 16 million of them children who can't rely on a consistent source of food from day to day and have to depend on a government program that provides them with benefits that really don't cover their food needs, only cover part of their food needs."

It's hard to argue you care about the working class while you're fighting to not fund SNAP payments. It's hard to argue Democrats are to blame for the shutdown when your party controls all of Congress. It's hard to argue prices are coming down everywhere when they're obviously going up for coffee, orange juice, ground beef, energy and housing.

President Donald Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" is handing out billions in tax breaks, and a new analysis from Senator Elizabeth Warren's (D-MA) office is demonstrating just how substantial those sums are. Under the law, Google's parent company, Alphabet, will save around $17.9 billion in taxes this year, an amount that Warren's office found could've paid for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for 7.5 million Americans.

President Donald Trump rattled off some false claims to dismiss the idea that Americans are paying more at the grocery store. The president hosted several Central Asian leaders in the East Room of the White House on Thursday night, where he took questions from reporters. At one point, Fox News White House Correspondent Jacqui Heinrich asked the president for his reaction to a federal judge's ruling just hours earlier.

AP Photo/Andrew Harnik A federal judge smacked down the Trump administration Thursday for refusing to pay food stamp benefits, calling a Truth Social post by President Donald Trump an admission of intent to defy the court order and requiring the USDA to make payments in full by Friday. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) program, commonly referred to as food stamps, is among many government programs affected by the ongoing shutdown, and has been one of the most contentious issues as Republicans and Democrats spar over how to move forward.