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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 30: An EBT sign is displayed on the window of a grocery store on October 30, 2025 in the Flatbush neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough in New York City. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits and other assistance are set to stop on November 1st amid a federal government shutdown that has been going on for 29 days and is the second-longest shutdown in the nation's history. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency for extra emergency funds and personnel to be deployed, as SNAP payments will be suspended. About 42 million Americans are expected to lose access to their benefits. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Bessent suggests SNAP food benefits may resume by Wednesday

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent revealed that Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits could resume as early as Wednesday.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 27: Former U.S. Representative from Hawaii Tulsi Gabbard arrives to speak before Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump takes the stage at the campaign rally at Madison Square Garden on October 27, 2024 in New York City. Trump closed out his weekend of campaigning in New York City with a guest list of speakers that includes his running mate Republican vice presidential nominee, U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), Tesla CEO Elon Musk, UFC CEO Dana White, and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), among others, nine days before Election Day. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Gabbard proclaims the era of ‘regime change’ is over amid rising Venezuela tensions

U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard informed reporters that the era of “regime change or nation building” has ended under the leadership of President Donald Trump.

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 9: An exterior view of the U.S. Capitol on September 9, 2024 in Washington, DC. Members of the Senate and U.S. House of Representatives return to the Nation's capitol, following their August recess. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)

Judges order Trump admin. to pay for SNAP benefits using contingency funds during government shutdown

Two federal judges ordered the Trump administration to utilize contingency funds to pay for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) amid the government shutdown.

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 23: Exterior view of the U.S. Capitol on October 23, 2025 in Washington, DC. The shutdown enters its fourth week, becoming the second longest government shutdown in history. (Photo by Eric Lee/Getty Images)

GOP anticipating ‘moderate’ Democrats to break ranks by backing plan to reopen govt.

Moderate Democrats have reportedly grown increasingly frustrated by their party’s leadership and may vote to end the government shutdown as tens of millions of Americans begin to lose out on social benefits.

Pages from the U.S. Affordable Care Act health insurance website healthcare.gov are seen on a computer screen in New York on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison, File)

What to know as the annual sign-up window for health insurance arrives

Higher prices, less help and a government shutdown all hang over health insurance markets as shoppers start looking for coverage this week.

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 01: Special Counsel Jack Smith delivers remarks on a recently unsealed indictment including four felony counts against former U.S. President Donald Trump on August 1, 2023 in Washington, DC. Trump was indicted on four felony counts for his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Fmr special counsel Jack Smith asks to testify publicly before Congress, cites ‘mischaracterizations’ of his investigation into Trump

Former special counsel Jack Smith is requesting to be allowed to testify publicly amid investigations into President Donald Trump’s handling of sensitive documents.