Month: November 2025

Judge issues temporary restraining order arguing that halting of food aid benefits, due to kick in Saturday, is unlawfulUS politics live – latest updatesA federal judge in Rhode Island on Friday afternoon blocked the Trump administration from suspending all food aid for millions of Americans amid the ongoing government shutdown.John McConnell, a US district judge in Providence, issued a temporary restraining order at the behest of a group of US cities, nonprofit organizations and a trade union, which argued the US Department of Agriculture’s suspension of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, known as Snap or food stamps, that was due to kick in on Saturday, was unlawful. Continue reading…

Federal court ruling comes hours before more than 40 million Americans could lose food stamps benefitsTrump officials blocked from suspending Snap benefits How will shutdown affect your access to food or health insuranceUS House Speaker Mike Johnson reiterated this morning that he will not bring the chamber back into session until the government shutdown ends.Speaking to Fox News on Friday, Johnson said: “We are anxious to get the house back to regular legislative session, but we have to get the lights turned back on. Chuck Schumer and the Democrats in the Senate have got to reopen the government. Again, it’s the most fundamental responsibility of congress is to have the government operate and work for the people. That’s the number one priority right now and we cannot deviate from that.” Continue reading…

Finding it hard to reach a resolution of its trade dispute with the US after Trump suspended talks, Canada turns to other major economies.

A federal judge said the plan to suspend food aid to millions of Americans during the ongoing US government shutdown is likely unlawful.

Pretoria rubbishes claims of a white genocide and quotes prominent Afrikaners who dub Trump's plans racist.

The Boy Who Played the Harp dethrones Taylor Swift and keeps Lily Allen off the top spot.