4 states aim to prevent food stamps recipients from using program to buy candy, soda

by admin | Apr 17, 2025 | Health

Steve Pfost/Newsday RM via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Governors in several states have recently announced plans to eliminate some unhealthy foods from their food stamps programs, creating momentum for a key component of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert...

Rep. Elise Stefanik eyes New York governor seat in 2026, sources say

by admin | Apr 17, 2025 | Politics

Andrew Harnik/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Rep. Elise Stefanik, a key Republican ally of President Donald Trump, is considering a run for governor of New York, a source familiar with her thinking told ABC News.Stefanik’s office didn’t immediately...

Trump administration likely acted in contempt of court by not turning around deportation flights, judge says

by admin | Apr 16, 2025 | Politics

Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — A federal judge has found probable cause that the Trump administration acted in contempt of court when officials last month defied his order to turn around two planes carrying alleged Venezuelan gang members to...

Senator heads to El Salvador to find Maryland man deported erroneously by Trump

by admin | Apr 16, 2025 | Politics

Cheriss May/NurPhoto via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., is in El Salvador to get answers about the wrongful deportation of a Maryland man by the Trump administration, he said in a video ahead of boarding a flight on Wednesday.Van Hollen...

David Hogg-run group announces $20M initiative to support primary challengers to House Democrats

by admin | Apr 16, 2025 | Politics

Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Leaders We Deserve, a political organization led by Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting survivor and Democratic National Committee Vice Chairman David Hogg, announced Wednesday that it...