Trump administration says states must “immediately undo any steps” to send full SNAP benefits

[ad_1] The Trump administration has instructed states that they must “immediately undo any steps” that were taken to provide full SNAP benefits to low-income Americans, saying states were “unauthorized.” The U.S. Department of Agriculture, in a late-night Saturday memo obtained by CBS News, also threatened to impose financial penalties on states that did not comply…

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Trump administration says Kilmar Abrego Garcia has received sufficient due process, asks judge to allow deportation to Liberia

[ad_1] The Trump administration late Friday urged a federal judge in Maryland to allow immigration officials to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the West African country of Liberia, saying the U.S. government has cleared the final legal hurdle in the deportation process. Abrego Garcia’s case has been at the center of the national debate over President…

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Letitia James asks judge to dismiss mortgage fraud case, calling it vindictive and driven by Trump’s “animus”

[ad_1] New York Attorney General Letitia James asked a federal judge Friday to dismiss a mortgage fraud case against her, calling it a vindictive and politically motivated prosecution brought at the behest of a president who regards her as an enemy.  The motion, which had been expected, argues the case against James was driven by…

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