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NY Times – Politics

An injection of $450 million for WIC comes as the Trump administration announced it would only fund partial benefits for another food aid program, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, for November. [...]

Nonprofit groups and state officials warned that the rule could be used to penalize organizations and agencies at odds with the Trump administration’s political agenda. [...]

Changpeng Zhao had admitted to violations that allowed criminals to move money on the cryptocurrency exchange he founded, which struck a lucrative deal involving the Trump family’s own venture. [...]

The former special counsel has told people in his orbit he welcomes the opportunity to present the public case against the president denied to him by adverse court rulings and the 2024 election. [...]

Jury selection started on Monday for Sean C. Dunn, who was charged with misdemeanor assault after hitting a federal agent with a “sub-style sandwich.” [...]

The government said it would send the aid after a court ruled last week that it must preserve the program known as SNAP during the shutdown. [...]





