With the nation’s longest-running government shutdown now over, Hoosiers who rely on the Supplement Nutrition Assistance Program will soon have their benefits restored. The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration will begin issuing full SNAP benefits on Nov. 15, and eligible recipients can expect the funds to be available on their EBT cards starting Nov. 16, according to a news release from the agency. Indiana…
President Donald Trump is exempting a wide range of agricultural items from his reciprocal tariffs amid concerns about consumer prices, slashing levies on beef, coffee, chocolate, bananas, tomatoes, oranges and other products as affordability has become a growing political issue. The White House announced Nov. 14 that Trump signed an executive order exempting certain products…
New Jersey Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill used the U.S. House of Representatives’ first session since the government shutdown on Oct. 1 to announce her resignation as the representative for New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District. “This will be my last speech in this chamber,” she said Wednesday evening as the House debated in advance of a vote…
I voted for President Donald Trump, and I support a lot of his policies and politics: Lowering taxes, brokering peace deals and ordering strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites. I’ve never supported Trump because he had stellar character, integrity or a squeaky-clean past. I don’t think he does, nor do I even know Republicans who believe he’s a model of…
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration says it reached trade agreements with several countries that could lower the price of bananas, coffee, and chocolate for Americans. Framework agreements, released by the White House on Nov. 13, commit the United States to removing President Donald Trump‘s reciprocal tariffs on certain exports that cannot be grown, mined, or…
It didn’t take long for former first lady Michelle Obama to reminisce about the White House’ East Wing. Obama was speaking in front of a captive audience in Washington, DC, for a live podcast taping about her new book, “The Look,” when she compared the brightly colored outfits she wore as first lady to the…
Would-be-Florida governor Byron Donalds has racked up Elon Musk’s endorsement. “Congratulations, Byron! You certainly have my full support,” the billionaire SpaceX leader Elon Musk wrote on Twitter Nov. 13. “Thank you @elonmusk!” Naples Congressman Byron Donalds wrote back hours later. “I am honored to have your full support.” The Republican gubernatorial candidate later elaborated on…
“South Park” just escalated its war against President Donald Trump to a wild new level. The animated series’ latest episode, which aired Nov. 12, shocked viewers with a scene depicting Trump having sex with Vice President JD Vance. The episode, titled “Sora Not Sorry,” continued a storyline where Trump is in a romantic relationship with…
New Jersey Gov.-Elect Mikie Sherrill used the U.S. House of Representatives’ first session since the government shutdown on Oct. 1 to announce her resignation as the representative to New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District. “This will be my last speech in this chamber,” she said Wednesday evening as the House debated in advance of a vote…
President Donald Trump’s one-time friendship with disgraced sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein has plagued his second term in the White House. While members of Trump’s current administration have for years called on federal officials to release their files on Epstein, they changed their tune in recent months, saying that no “client list” exists. On Nov. 12, new…