Categories Selected Articles First Thing: Trump administration to fund just half of food stamp benefits Post author By Mike Nova Post date November 4, 2025 Department of Agriculture using contingency funds to keep benefits going amid government shutdown. Plus, economists warn $70tn in inherited wealth over next decade will widen inequality ← Trump says SNAP will be half funded in November. What does that mean? → Latvian man arrested in Austria after threatening to take hostages on a train