Category: USA
SNAP recipients may be barred from junk food purchases under new House GOP bill
Fox News House Republicans are eyeing new limits on food stamps driven by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s mission to “Make America Healthy Again.” Rep. Josh Brecheen, R-Okla., is leading “The Healthy SNAP Act” to bar most junk foods from being eligible for purchase under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), he first told Fox News…
Read MoreSteady global economic growth leaves poorest nations behind, World Bank says
Washington Post Global growth is expected to hold at an annual rate of 2.7 percent for the next two years, the same as in 2024, the bank’s economists said. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/01/16/world-bank-economy-outlook/
Read MoreConservative group reveals how Trump can clean house at Department of Education, lists top bureaucrats to fire
Fox News FIRST ON FOX – The American Accountability Foundation, a conservative government research nonprofit, assembled a “watch-list” of top bureaucrats at the Department of Education who it recommends President-elect Donald Trump should fire. The nonprofit, which is funded by the conservative think tank The Heritage Foundation, published the list on its website. The AAF…
Read More‘Rings hollow’: Biden ripped for warning of oligarchy ‘taking shape’ in US despite deep ties to billionaires
Fox News President Biden was widely panned by conservatives on social media after warning in his final speech to the nation of an “oligarchy taking shape in America.” “That’s why my farewell address tonight, I want to warn the country of some things that give me great concern,” Biden said in his farewell speech on…
Read MoreAfter the Fires, It’s a New City, and a New World
New York Times Adam Nagourney, a former Los Angeles bureau chief, explores the extent to which no one is immune from the threat of fires. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/us/wildfires-new-world.html
Read MoreMan Who Sent ‘I Raped You’ Messages Is Extradited From France to U.S.
New York Times Ian Cleary is facing charges of sexually assaulting a Gettysburg College student in 2013. Years later, he sent her messages on Facebook that helped break the case. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/us/gettysburg-college-student-rape-extradition-france.html
Read MoreRed state illegal immigration crackdown produces nearly 50K criminal arrests
Fox News According to Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, the state’s efforts to crack down on illegal immigration and Tren de Aragua (TdA) migrant gang activity have reduced illegal crossings by nearly 90% and resulted in close to 50,000 criminal arrests. Abbott’s office said that the Texas-led campaign called “Operation Lonestar,” which was first launched…
Read MoreTrump Is Said to Consider Executive Order to Circumvent TikTok Ban
New York Times The move is under discussion as the Chinese-owned app faces a Sunday deadline to find a new buyer or shut down in the United States. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/us/politics/trump-tiktok-executive-order.html
Read MoreWho is Ashley Moody? Meet the Senate’s newest member from Florida
Fox News Gov. Ron DeSantis is sending Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody from Tallahassee to Washington, D.C., to fill Sen. Marco Rubio’s seat in the U.S. Senate. Rubio is in the midst of the confirmation process to serve as President-elect Donald Trump’s secretary of state. A 49-year-old mother of two, Moody has served as the…
Read MoreHouse Passes Bill to Deport Immigrants Convicted of Violence Against Women
New York Times Scores of Democrats joined Republicans in approving the measure, even though existing law already allows immigrants with contested legal status who are convicted of sex crimes to be deported. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/us/house-bill-deport-immigrants.html
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