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US Supreme Court Sides with Trump: $4bn SNAP Cut Hits 42 Million Low-Income Families
In a rather shocking decision, the US Supreme Court announced on 11 November 2025, that it would for now green light the Trump administration to continue withholding billions in federal food assistance, the decision allegedly aggravated a national crisis for millions of Americans already struggling to afford groceries. Moreover, the ruling temporarily permits the administration…
Read MoreTrump SNAP Reversal: USDA Orders States to ‘Undo’ November SNAP Benefits or Face Penalties
The Trump Administration has ordered US states that began issuing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for November to immediately ‘undo’ the steps taken to issue full payouts. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) stated in a Saturday guidance that the November payments were unauthorised, and non-compliance could lead to financial penalties, including the cancellation…
Read MoreTrump’s Secretary of Agriculture: Raise Chickens Like I Do to Combat Surging Egg Prices
“People are sort of looking around thinking, ‘Wow, well maybe I can get a chicken in my backyard,’ and it’s awesome,” Rollins said. USDA Trump administration Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins recently addressed rising egg prices, suggesting that Americans struggling to cope with inflation should begin maintaining backyard coops and produce their own eggs. Rollins,…
Read MoreRepublican Congressman Waves Off Farmer’s Viral Plea to Fix Agriculture Funding Freeze: ‘This Administration Promised They Would Be Disruptive’
A Missouri farmer, on the brink of financial ruin due to the Trump administration’s USDA funding freeze, pleaded for answers only to be met with a Republican lawmaker’s shrug. Skylar Holden, a first-generation cattle farmer, had his $240,000 USDA conservation contract frozen due to a broad federal review of spending programs. Juggling a full-time job…
Read MoreUS Cattle Herd Continues To Drop: ‘New Record Low’
AFP The USDA‘s January Cattle Inventory report showed a slight decline in the cattle herd nationwide, reaching record low levels. As of January, the total number of cattle and calves was 86.7 million, down by 1% from last year, reported Market Intel. The beef herd has shrunk 40% since 1975 to the smallest size since…
Read MoreTop Government Watchdog Fired by Trump Refuses to Leave, Is Forcibly Removed from Office
Phyllis Fong [left], inspector general of the USDA, was fired by the Trump administration and forcibly removed from her office January 29, 2025. Lance Cheung; Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The inspector general of the US Department of Agriculture was reportedly forced out of her office by security agents Monday after refusing to comply with her dismissal…
Read MoreTrump Taps Former Junk Food Lobbyist for Top USDA Position as He Vows to ‘Make America Healthy Again’
Donald Trump appointed a junk food lobbyist to lead the Department of Agriculture. SAUL LOEB/AFP President Donald Trump tapped Kailee Tkacz Buller, a junk food lobbyist, to lead the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) despite his Inauguration Day vow to “make American healthy again.” Buller worked in the USDA during Trump’s first term, but, most…
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