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Jacob Fischler
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BREAKING: The Trump administration has renewed its Supreme Court appeal to keep full SNAP payments frozen during the shutdown.
States face uncertainty as Trump administration tries to reverse SNAP food payments
States are facing uncertainty about providing full monthly benefits for a federal food program serving 42 million Americans.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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7 Democrats have voted for the stopgap spending bill: Jacky Rosen and Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada; Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire; Dick Durbin of Illinois; Tim Kaine of Virginia; John Fetterman of Pennsylvania. No. 8 aye is independent Angus King of Maine.
November 10, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Here’s the state of play as the US Senate votes on a bill to end the shutdown. @ashleymurray.bsky.social has the story for @statesnewsroom.com
Deal to end shutdown gains traction in US Senate as vote nears
WASHINGTON — A deal was within reach Sunday night to end the longest federal government shutdown in history, when it appeared enough U.S. Senate Democrats had agreed to join Republicans to temporarily...
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November 10, 2025 at 1:34 AM
NEW: States told by Trump administration to 'undo' full SNAP benefits paid for November. @statesnewsroom.com story:
States told by Trump administration to 'undo' full SNAP benefits paid for November
Following a late Friday emergency ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court, the Trump administration has instructed states that authorized full November nutrition assistance benefits to return a portion, an...
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November 9, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Wow. What a whirlwind of a night. Read our latest on the SNAP benefits and the Supreme Court, with much more to come, likely this weekend or Monday; by @fischler.bsky.social for @statesnewsroom.com DC
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/us-s...
US Supreme Court temporarily blocks November SNAP payments
The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily blocked Friday night a lower court’s order that the Trump administration pay for a full month of food benefits, hours after some states began loading nutrition assis...
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November 8, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Updated @statesnewsroom.com story with detail from Trump DOJ brief, account of wild back and forth today.
November 8, 2025 at 3:10 AM
BREAKING: US Supreme Court pauses order requiring November SNAP benefits be issued. @statesnewsroom.com story:
US Supreme Court pauses order requiring November SNAP benefits be issued
The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily blocked Friday night a lower court’s order that the Trump administration pay for a full month of food benefits, hours after some states began loading nutrition assis...
www.newsfromthestates.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:37 AM
We have updated this once more after Trump appealed to the Supreme Court to block the order that led to the memo that November SNAP would be fully funded.
November 8, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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SUPREME COURT ASKED TO DECIDE ON NOVEMBER SNAP BENEFITS: The Trump administration has asked the high court to make an emergency decision, by 9:30 tonight, blocking court orders to distribute full November SNAP benefits. Here is the filing:
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November 8, 2025 at 12:14 AM
UPDATED @statesnewsroom.com story with more detail from 1st Circ. case: Full November SNAP benefits to be issued by Trump administration despite shutdown
Full November SNAP benefits to be issued by Trump administration despite shutdown
This report has been updated.The U.S. Department of Agriculture told states Friday it was releasing full November funding for the nation’s major food assistance program that helps 42 million people af...
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November 7, 2025 at 10:00 PM
BREAKING: Full November SNAP benefits to be issued by Trump administration despite shutdown. @statesnewsroom.com story:
Full November SNAP benefits to be issued by Trump administration despite shutdown
The U.S. Department of Agriculture told states Friday it was releasing full November funding for the nation’s major food assistance program that helps 42 million people afford groceries, complying wit...
www.newsfromthestates.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:51 PM
@usdagov.bsky.social confirms it has provided this guidance to all states.
November 7, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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Supreme Court OKs for now Trump passport policy that targets trans people. @statesnewsroom.com story by Shauneen Miranda:
Supreme Court OKs for now Trump passport policy that targets trans people
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday allowed President Donald Trump’s administration to continue carrying out, for now, its policy requiring that passports only list a person’s sex assigned...
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November 6, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Trump administration ordered to pay full $9B in November SNAP benefits amid shutdown. @statesnewsroom.com story from this afternoon's hearing in Rhode Island federal court:
Trump administration ordered to pay full $9B in November SNAP benefits amid shutdown
This report has been updated.A federal judge in Rhode Island ordered the Trump administration Thursday to pay roughly $9 billion for a full month of nutrition assistance benefits by the next day.Chief...
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November 6, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Federal judge in Rhode Island is ordering the Trump administration to pay full SNAP benefits for November, saying the USDA lost the discretion to pay partial benefits when it failed to get those funds to recipients fast enough.

"USDA arbitrarily and capriciously created this problem." Story TK
November 6, 2025 at 8:59 PM
NEW for @statesnewsroom.com: Here are airports hit by the FAA pullback on air traffic; 3,300 flights daily to be canceled:
Here are airports hit by the FAA pullback on air traffic; 3,300 flights daily to be canceled
The 40 airports set to see a 10% reduction in flights during the government shutdown nearly matched the list of the nation’s busiest airports, according to a preliminary list seen by States Newsroom, ...
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November 6, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Trump's @usdagov.bsky.social revises SNAP benefit amounts during shutdown after admitting miscalculation. Quick @statesnewsroom.com before hearing this afternoon:
USDA revises SNAP benefit amounts during shutdown after admitting miscalculation
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will reduce the largest monthly food assistance payments by about 35% in November, a smaller decrease than the department initially estimated, according to a court f...
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November 6, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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ICYMI last night, @fischler.bsky.social and Shauneen Miranda rounded up for you the election aftermath on redistricting; Trump at the GOP breakfast; state gubernatorial wins; the DNC's Ken Martin cussing in response to JD Vance; and so much more www.newsfromthestates.com/article/ener...
Energized Dems trumpet wins in state elections, buckle up for midterms
WASHINGTON — Democrats’ sweep of the biggest races in Tuesday’s off-year elections, including a California ballot measure to redraw that state’s congressional lines to give the party up to five more s...
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November 6, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Trump administration limits some flights during shutdown as controllers show strain @statesnewsroom.com story:
Trump administration limits some flights during shutdown as controllers show strain
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Wednesday the Federal Aviation Administration would restrict air travel in 40 “high-traffic” areas of the country to relieve pressure on air traffic contr...
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November 5, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Energized Dems trumpet wins in state elections, buckle up for midterms @statesnewsroom.com story with Shauneen Miranda:
Energized Dems trumpet wins in state elections, buckle up for midterms
WASHINGTON — Democrats’ sweep of the biggest races in Tuesday’s off-year elections, including a California ballot measure to redraw that state’s congressional lines to give the party up to five more s...
www.newsfromthestates.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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Supreme Court arguments have begun on the tariffs case. You can listen on the court website www.supremecourt.gov -- scroll down the right side to the link to oral arguments.
November 5, 2025 at 3:08 PM