A new bill, introduced by Rep. Brandon Gill (R-Texas), would eliminate that option. The bill would eliminate SNAP's Restaurant Meals Program (RMP), which states can opt in to. The program is meant to help people who can't easily cook, or don't have permanent housing, get access to food. read more
"I'm not surprised that there will be protests at this visit," [Sinn Fein party leader Mary Lou McDonald] told media at her party's annual think-in. "I think that is quite correct given the scale of the breaches of international law, given the genocide in Palestine, events in Gaza and on the West Bank, we are seeing settler violence at a rate that is literally unspeakable. The United States, and I say this with deep, deep regret and some anger, facilitates that, facilitates Israel in its onslaught against the Palestinian people." read more
A pastor kicked off a recent campaign stop for Michael Whatley, the Republican nominee for Senate, with a prayer ... read more
Take one minute and 46 seconds to listen to James Talarico explain how school vouchers are mostly used to subsidize wealthy families who are already sending their children to private schools. read more
The Houthi advance is bad news for the U.S., and even worse news for Saudi Arabia. read more
Report likely to result in the Federal Reserve raising interest rates next week, financial markets bet. Consumer sentiment sags in September; inflation expectations rise. read more
The idea is "in every sense possible, catastrophic," [Charles C.W.] Cooke wrote in a column published Thursday titled "Trump Breaks Glass, Joins Socialists, Embraces Bribery." read more
President Donald Trump seems to want to drag the United States down with him once he shuffles off this mortal coil, according to a historian. read more
It recounts a chain of strategic and political decisions in August 2021 that culminated in the shocking scenes the world witnessed at Kabul Airport ... read more
Yemen's rampant Houthi forces have captured a strategic island in the Bab al-Mandab strait, expanding their control of the narrow waterway, one of the world's vital shipping routes. read more
The Environmental Protection Agency is finalizing a rule that'll drastically weaken restrictions on "stripper wells," which tend to be old, poorly maintained and prone to leaking methane, the highly potent greenhouse gas. read more
The GOP Convention audience roared in a bizarre moment Thursday as President Donald Trump had them raise their right hands and swear to get to the polls on Nov. 3 and to "try to cheat like hell like they do." read more
DEHP (di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate) is a synthetic chemical that helps make plastics more flexible. It's often used in vinyl furniture upholstery, garden hoses, shower curtains, medical tubing, and vegan leathers. read more
Britain caught Russian submarines testing a secret new weapon designed to disable critical undersea cables, it has emerged. read more
The nationwide average price of diesel hit $6 per gallon Friday for the first time, an ominous record for the fuel that powers much of the U.S. economy. read more
A group of Democratic lawmakers is calling for the Trump administration to suspend a new surveillance program it quietly launched to collect the personal and identifiable health data of Americans who visit emergency rooms. read more
