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Schools tackle food insecurity as SNAP benefits teeter

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Schools tackle food insecurity as SNAP benefits teeter

Schools are bracing for the impact on their students as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) teeters on the brink of running out of money amid the government shutdown.    SNAP funds had originally be set to run out Saturday, but a federal judge on Friday ordered the Trump administration to keep the program going so…
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SNAP benefits set for first-ever lapse with Senate set to reject funding patches

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SNAP benefits set for first-ever lapse with Senate set to reject funding patches

GOP leaders want to keep pressure on Democrats for a full reopening of the federal government…
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Capitol agenda: Thune says shutdown talks are picking up

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Nearly one month into the government shutdown, the vibes might finally be shifting. A looming cliff of crucial deadlines, plus fresh outside pressure, is adding new urgency into bipartisan conversations that have been sputtering for weeks. “I think they’ve picked up,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune told Blue Light News about the rank-and-file bipartisan talks…
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Meet the Senate aide with a $44,000 taxpayer-funded commute

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Meet the Senate aide with a $44,000 taxpayer-funded commute

Sen. Roger Marshall’s chief of staff, Brent Robertson, has taken at least 26 trips to Washington from his home in central Virginia…
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