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As November looms, states are trying to sort what options they can offer beneficiaries to fill the gap in food assistance. Reporters from the NPR Network are covering the impact of this potential lapse in states across the country.
SNAP runs out of money Nov. 1. Here's what that means in your state
As November looms, states are trying to sort what options they can offer beneficiaries to fill the gap in food assistance. Reporters from the NPR Network are covering the impact of this potential lapse in states across the country.
n.pr
October 30, 2025 at 2:57 PM
As November looms, states are trying to sort what options they can offer beneficiaries to fill the gap in food assistance. Reporters from the NPR Network are covering the impact of this potential lapse in states across the country.
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On October 18, millions of people across the country took to the streets to send a message: Our democracy belongs to We the people.
The best way to protect our First Amendment rights is to keep using them.
The best way to protect our First Amendment rights is to keep using them.
Seven Million People Unite at Peaceful No Kings Protests to Defend Our First Amendment Rights | ACLU
ACLU Justice Division leader Ellen Flenniken saw people across the country come together to stand up for free speech, protest peacefully, and show that our power grows when we act as one.
www.aclu.org
October 30, 2025 at 3:07 PM
On October 18, millions of people across the country took to the streets to send a message: Our democracy belongs to We the people.
The best way to protect our First Amendment rights is to keep using them.
The best way to protect our First Amendment rights is to keep using them.
USDA must use the SNAP contingency fund to keep food assistance programs funded during the government shutdown as is required by law and has been done in every other government shutdown in modern history. sign.moveon.org/petitions/st...
Stop Playing Politics With Food Assistance Programs
USDA must use the SNAP contingency fund to keep food assistance programs funded during the government shutdown as is required by law and has been done in every other government shutdown in modern hist...
sign.moveon.org
October 30, 2025 at 8:07 AM
USDA must use the SNAP contingency fund to keep food assistance programs funded during the government shutdown as is required by law and has been done in every other government shutdown in modern history. sign.moveon.org/petitions/st...
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Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents. They’ve had their necks kneeled on. They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
October 20, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents. They’ve had their necks kneeled on. They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
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People in ICE detention face extreme heat risks in conditions with poor ventilation — this will only worsen as the Trump administration works to nearly double its detention capacity.
The hottest 10% of ICE facilities see an average of 93 days of dangerous heat per year. This is unconscionable.
The hottest 10% of ICE facilities see an average of 93 days of dangerous heat per year. This is unconscionable.
Column | ICE detainees face greater risk from extreme heat than most prisoners
A Washington Post analysis found that ICE detention centers experience an average of 29 days of dangerous heat per year.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 20, 2025 at 7:12 PM
People in ICE detention face extreme heat risks in conditions with poor ventilation — this will only worsen as the Trump administration works to nearly double its detention capacity.
The hottest 10% of ICE facilities see an average of 93 days of dangerous heat per year. This is unconscionable.
The hottest 10% of ICE facilities see an average of 93 days of dangerous heat per year. This is unconscionable.
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Fill prisons with Black men & women, use ICE to remove farm workers, then use the 13th Amendment to send the prisoners to work on farms for pennies(if that) a day. Boom, the South has risen again...I thought this was the plan all along? It seems very obvious to me but maybe I'm looking at it wrong?
You know it’s bad when the Dept of Labor says immigration raids are “threatening the stability of domestic food production and prices for US consumers.”
@opinion.bloomberg.com #CPI
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October 20, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Fill prisons with Black men & women, use ICE to remove farm workers, then use the 13th Amendment to send the prisoners to work on farms for pennies(if that) a day. Boom, the South has risen again...I thought this was the plan all along? It seems very obvious to me but maybe I'm looking at it wrong?
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However the Trump administration now tries to justify its strikes on private boats in the Caribbean, nothing it can say magically unlocks legal authority to use lethal force against civilians.
Congress must rein in this egregious abuse of power.
Congress must rein in this egregious abuse of power.
Trump's boat strikes are killing potentially innocent civilians. They must be stopped.
On Tuesday, President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. military had killed six people in a strike on a boat that, Trump said, was “trafficking narcotics.”
www.msnbc.com
October 19, 2025 at 6:25 PM
However the Trump administration now tries to justify its strikes on private boats in the Caribbean, nothing it can say magically unlocks legal authority to use lethal force against civilians.
Congress must rein in this egregious abuse of power.
Congress must rein in this egregious abuse of power.
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This is insane. If Obama did this the GOP would impeach
omg!
"Demolition crews have begun tearing down part of the White House...
"Construction teams Monday were demolishing a portion of the East Wing, with a backhoe ripping through the structure..."
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"Demolition crews have begun tearing down part of the White House...
"Construction teams Monday were demolishing a portion of the East Wing, with a backhoe ripping through the structure..."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
October 20, 2025 at 10:36 PM
This is insane. If Obama did this the GOP would impeach
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Today, we honor the strength, resilience, and courage of the American people—those rising together to reject tyranny and defend our democracy. We share No Kings highlights in this weeks Resist & Rising Weekly. newsletter.peoplepowerunited.org/p/resist-and...
October 19, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Today, we honor the strength, resilience, and courage of the American people—those rising together to reject tyranny and defend our democracy. We share No Kings highlights in this weeks Resist & Rising Weekly. newsletter.peoplepowerunited.org/p/resist-and...
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Kimmel: "The President of the United States made it very clear he wants to see me and the hundreds of people who work here fired from our jobs. Our leader celebrates Americans losing their livelihoods because he cannot take a joke."
September 24, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Kimmel: "The President of the United States made it very clear he wants to see me and the hundreds of people who work here fired from our jobs. Our leader celebrates Americans losing their livelihoods because he cannot take a joke."
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ABC reversed their suspension of Jimmy Kimmel soon after we organized over 450 artists and 40k ACLU supporters to condemn their decision.
Together, our voices are powerful — and we will use them to defend free speech.
Together, our voices are powerful — and we will use them to defend free speech.
400 entertainers co-sign ACLU letter supporting Jimmy Kimmel
Celebrities including Pedro Pascal and Selena Gomez wrote: "Our government has resorted to threatening the livelihoods of journalists, talk show hosts, artists, creatives and entertainers."
www.npr.org
September 23, 2025 at 3:39 PM
ABC reversed their suspension of Jimmy Kimmel soon after we organized over 450 artists and 40k ACLU supporters to condemn their decision.
Together, our voices are powerful — and we will use them to defend free speech.
Together, our voices are powerful — and we will use them to defend free speech.
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BREAKING: The Epstein Files just got one step closer to being released. With Adelita Grijalva’s victory in AZ-07, Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna now have the magic number — 218 votes — needed for the discharge petition to force a vote on releasing the full Epstein Files.
September 24, 2025 at 3:24 AM
BREAKING: The Epstein Files just got one step closer to being released. With Adelita Grijalva’s victory in AZ-07, Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna now have the magic number — 218 votes — needed for the discharge petition to force a vote on releasing the full Epstein Files.
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Newsom: "I fear that we will not have an election in 2028 -- I really mean that in the core of my soul -- unless we wake up to the code red, what's happening in this country, and we wake up soberly to how serious this moment is."
September 24, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Newsom: "I fear that we will not have an election in 2028 -- I really mean that in the core of my soul -- unless we wake up to the code red, what's happening in this country, and we wake up soberly to how serious this moment is."
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Schools on military bases worldwide have pulled almost 600 books off the shelves, canceled events, and altered lesson plans — all because the Trump administration has accused them of promoting “gender ideology” and “DEI."
Tell Congress to protect students' right to learn on military bases.
Tell Congress to protect students' right to learn on military bases.
Tell Congress: No book bans in military schools
Schools run by the Department of Defense on military bases have banned hundreds of books and altered curricula that the Trump administration doesn't agree with. Take action.
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September 23, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Schools on military bases worldwide have pulled almost 600 books off the shelves, canceled events, and altered lesson plans — all because the Trump administration has accused them of promoting “gender ideology” and “DEI."
Tell Congress to protect students' right to learn on military bases.
Tell Congress to protect students' right to learn on military bases.
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The President says pregnant women should stay away from Tylenol due to possible autism link. World health authorities strongly disagree, say the drug is safe in pregnancy.
World health officials reject Trump's claims that Tylenol is linked to autism
The President says pregnant women should stay away from Tylenol due to possible autism link. World health authorities strongly disagree, say the drug is safe in pregnancy.
n.pr
September 23, 2025 at 8:07 PM
The President says pregnant women should stay away from Tylenol due to possible autism link. World health authorities strongly disagree, say the drug is safe in pregnancy.
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We’re suing 14 more Texas school districts that insist on putting up the Ten Commandments in classrooms, despite a judge ruling that the displays are unconstitutional.
ACLU, religious freedom groups sue to block Texas’ Ten Commandments requirement in 14 more school districts
A federal judge in August found the new state law unconstitutional and barred some districts from implementing it. Texas is appealing the ruling.
www.texastribune.org
September 23, 2025 at 8:23 PM
We’re suing 14 more Texas school districts that insist on putting up the Ten Commandments in classrooms, despite a judge ruling that the displays are unconstitutional.
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ICE refuses to promptly share locations of those previously detained at Alligator Alcatraz with legal counsel or loved ones.
This isn’t just cruel — it undermines their constitutional right to due process.
This isn’t just cruel — it undermines their constitutional right to due process.
The mysterious disappearance of hundreds of immigrants detained at Alligator Alcatraz
Lawyers and family members report that they have been unable to locate the inmates at the infamous Florida prison after they disappeared from the ICE database
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September 23, 2025 at 9:01 PM
ICE refuses to promptly share locations of those previously detained at Alligator Alcatraz with legal counsel or loved ones.
This isn’t just cruel — it undermines their constitutional right to due process.
This isn’t just cruel — it undermines their constitutional right to due process.
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Alongside nearly 500 artists and over 40K supporters, we shared an open letter challenging Jimmy Kimmel's suspension from ABC after unconstitutional pressure by the Trump administration.
While ABC reinstated Kimmel, the fight for free speech continues.
While ABC reinstated Kimmel, the fight for free speech continues.
September 23, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Alongside nearly 500 artists and over 40K supporters, we shared an open letter challenging Jimmy Kimmel's suspension from ABC after unconstitutional pressure by the Trump administration.
While ABC reinstated Kimmel, the fight for free speech continues.
While ABC reinstated Kimmel, the fight for free speech continues.
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The military isn't supposed to be used to police civilians.
Former generals are speaking out against President Trump's misuse of National Guard troops to intimidate our communities and carry out his partisan political agenda.
Former generals are speaking out against President Trump's misuse of National Guard troops to intimidate our communities and carry out his partisan political agenda.
Trump Is Expanding the National Guard’s Role. Some Former Generals Worry. (Gift Article)
Responding to crises at home is part of the Guard’s mission. Helping crack down on crime in U.S. cities isn’t, say some former leaders, who fear this shift could hurt the force.
www.nytimes.com
September 24, 2025 at 12:44 AM
The military isn't supposed to be used to police civilians.
Former generals are speaking out against President Trump's misuse of National Guard troops to intimidate our communities and carry out his partisan political agenda.
Former generals are speaking out against President Trump's misuse of National Guard troops to intimidate our communities and carry out his partisan political agenda.
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There’s a first time for everything.
September 15, 2025 at 2:14 AM
There’s a first time for everything.
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We're in court today fighting President Trump's policy expanding fast-track deportations that has empowered ICE to arrest people at their immigration appointments.
Everyone is entitled to due process and a fair shot at challenging their deportation in court.
Everyone is entitled to due process and a fair shot at challenging their deportation in court.
July 9, 2025 at 1:05 PM
We're in court today fighting President Trump's policy expanding fast-track deportations that has empowered ICE to arrest people at their immigration appointments.
Everyone is entitled to due process and a fair shot at challenging their deportation in court.
Everyone is entitled to due process and a fair shot at challenging their deportation in court.
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The devastation in Texas is heartbreaking. My heart is with those who have lost a loved one, especially those experiencing the loss of a child.
Minnesota stands with Texas and our administration has been in contact with officials on the ground to offer any help we can.
apnews.com/article/texa...
Minnesota stands with Texas and our administration has been in contact with officials on the ground to offer any help we can.
apnews.com/article/texa...
More than 160 people are still missing after deadly Texas floods, governor says
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says more than 160 people are believed to be still missing days after flash floods killed more than 100 people across central Texas.
apnews.com
July 9, 2025 at 1:39 PM
The devastation in Texas is heartbreaking. My heart is with those who have lost a loved one, especially those experiencing the loss of a child.
Minnesota stands with Texas and our administration has been in contact with officials on the ground to offer any help we can.
apnews.com/article/texa...
Minnesota stands with Texas and our administration has been in contact with officials on the ground to offer any help we can.
apnews.com/article/texa...