Jimmy Kimmel opens ‘Big, Beautiful Food Bank’ as Snap cuts hit families amid shutdown The late-night host invites food and essential donations at his Hollywood center to support Los Angeles charities The Guardian - US · Nov 5, 2025
Jimmy Kimmel launches food drive as Trump officials slash SNAP benefits Trump has claimed SNAP food benefits will be withheld until government shutdown ends The Independent UK · Nov 5, 2025
Trump Indicates No SNAP Benefits During Shutdown, Contradicting His Own Administration's Court Filing US President Donald Trump indicated that SNAP benefits will not be disbursed until Democrats pass a stopgap funding bill to end the shutdown. International Business Times UK · Nov 5, 2025
Keep the Federal Government Closed Americans need to go cold turkey from Uncle Sugar. Reason · Nov 5, 2025
Ulta Beauty CEO Kecia Steelman went from earning $8 an hour to running the U.S.'s largest beauty retailer Also: All the news and watercooler chat from Fortune. Fortune · Nov 5, 2025
Trump Rubbed His 'Inhumanity' In Americans With 'Great Gatsby'-Themed Halloween Party President Donald Trump faced criticism over the weekend after hosting a "Great Gatsby"-themed Halloween party at Mar-a-Lago just hours before millions of Americans lost access to food assistance as the government shutdown continued, prompting dueling court orders and emergency funding moves. Benzinga · Nov 5, 2025
Bernie Sanders Says Trump 'Illegally' Withheld Billions In SNAP Funds, Defying Court And Congress: 'He'd Rather Let 16 Million Kids Go Hungry' Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Tuesday accused President Donald Trump of illegally withholding billions in food assistance, charging that the move defied both Congress and the courts amid a nationwide hunger crisis. Benzinga · Nov 5, 2025
Hillary Clinton Says Trump Taking A 'Break' From Gold-And-Marble Interior Renovations To Defy Court Order On SNAP: 'Nero Would Be Proud' Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sharply criticized President Donald Trump after he vowed to withhold food assistance benefits during the ongoing government shutdown, calling his remarks reminiscent of a ruler indifferent to public suffering. Benzinga · Nov 5, 2025
'Life or Death for Our Country': Trump Issues Stark Warning Ahead of Supreme Court Showdown Trump links SNAP benefit payments to the end of the US government shutdown, leaving millions of Americans uncertain about their food assistance. International Business Times UK · Nov 5, 2025
Unemployment benefits in jeopardy in shutdown, but not as dire as SNAP The risks are less dire than for food assistance. Axios · Nov 5, 2025
TribCast: The neediest Texans are feeling the pain of the government shutdown Texas Tribune reporters Terri Langford and Gabby Birenbaum join the Tribcast to discuss how Texans are coping with the loss of SNAP benefits, chaos at airports and rising health care premiums amid partisan fighting in Washington. The Texas Tribune · Nov 4, 2025
Government Shutdown Threatens Childcare Services for Many Families Across the United States The ongoing government shutdown threatens childcare services that many families in the United States rely on. International Business Times · Nov 4, 2025
Trump threatens to withhold SNAP food benefits until the shutdown ends - but White House says differently The White House says it is ‘fully complying’ with a court order to continue funding SNAP food benefits The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2025
US Senate rejects funding package for 14th time with shutdown in 35th day But talks between factions are under way as Democrats and Republicans try to bring standoff to a close The Guardian - US · Nov 4, 2025
Axios · Nov 4, 2025 Trump says SNAP will only get paid after shutdown, defying multiple court orders The post appears to defy two federal courts' rulings.
The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2025 ‘Reject the premise’: Mike Johnson doesn’t like having tables turned over Trump’s Gatsby bash as Americans go hungry The speaker rejects a question from The Independent about the president holding a lavish bash at his Palm Beach estate
The Guardian - US · Nov 4, 2025 Jon Stewart on Trump’s Gatsby party: ‘The theme was apparently gross income inequality’ Late-night hosts discuss Donald Trump’s tone-deaf Halloween party held as food assistance lapsed for 42 million Americans amid the government shutdown
Roll Call · Nov 4, 2025 No quick fix for Head Start funding as programs start to close - Roll Call Low-income families began taking a hit this week, as advocates warn preschools are having to close as a casualty of the government shutdown.
Roll Call · Nov 4, 2025 Spokesperson contradicts Trump comment on food stamps - Roll Call President Trump said he wouldn't pay food stamp benefits until government reopens, contradicting the USDA and potentially defying court order.
Euronews · Nov 4, 2025 US airports hit by major flight delays and cancellations as long government shutdown drags on Nearly 13,000 air traffic controllers in the US have been working without pay since October, when the government shutdown began, but not all of them are willing to continue doing so, the FAA said.
Benzinga · Nov 4, 2025 Maxine Waters Reminds Trump That Court Ordered Him To Pay November SNAP Benefits And Not Make Partial Payment: 'What Is Wrong With You?' Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) is accusing President Donald Trump of defying a federal court order to deliver full November Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, igniting a fresh wave of political outrage over food aid for low-income families.
Benzinga · Nov 4, 2025 SNAP-Only Discounts Not Allowed During Shutdown: USDA The U.S. Department of Agriculture has told grocery stores they may not offer special discounts to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients during the government shutdown, according to an agency notice emailed to retailers on Sunday.
The Guardian - US · Nov 4, 2025 Senate Republicans strike down Democratic proposal to fully fund Snap Democratic leaders decry ‘unbelievably cruel’ move, saying ‘Trump is using food as a weapon’ during shutdown
The Guardian - US · Nov 4, 2025 Trump news at a glance: president endorses and threatens on eve of New York City mayoral election Trump backs Cuomo on Truth Social post on election eve as Mamdani hits back – key US politics stories from 3 November
Reason · Nov 4, 2025 Will a Mamdani Victory Push the Democrats Further Left? Plus: Virginia and New Jersey governor’s races, a court ruling extending SNAP funding during the shutdown, and Trump’s tariff fight reaches the Supreme Court