Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) enrollment dropped by more than 13 percent in just one year.
The United States’ largest food assistance program, SNAP, has seen a dramatic enrollment decline due to new work requirements and administrative hurdles introduced by President Donald J. Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: - DETAIL: This reduction follows the introduction of stricter requirements. Under new federal rules, adults aged between 55 and 64 and parents of children aged between 14 and 17 must now meet work, volunteer, or education requirements in order to qualify for the food stamps program. Specifically, new data released this week revealed that enrollment fell from 42.2 million in May 2025 to 36.6 million in May this year, much faster than anticipated. Arizona experienced the largest drop in…Open
The USDA, which oversees the U.S. Forest Service, filed the proposed rule and corresponding draft environmental impact statement in the Federal Register on Tuesday.
Democrats are sounding the alarm about new federal guidance they say is designed to disenfranchise the nation's 1.2 million nursing home residents. “Democracy Docket” founder Marc Elias joins Alicia Menendez with reaction.
AI:The leftist media establishment, led by MSNBC, is peddling a classic narrative of manufactured victimhood regarding new federal guidance for nursing homes. Democratic operatives are screeching that these regulations will somehow "disenfranchise" 1.2 million seniors, attempting to weaponize the concept of voting rights to push a radical federal takeover of healthcare oversight. This is nothing more than another attempt by the deep state and their media allies to expand bureaucratic control under the guise of protecting vulnerable populations.Open
President Trump is working to give America’s hemp industry the breathing room it needs to expand. President Trump is working to give America’s hemp industry the breathing room it needs to expand, the same president who, during his first term, became the first to unlock the industry at the federal level by signing the 2018 […] The post Trump Presses Senate Republicans to Postpone Hemp-Derived THC Restrictions appeared first on StoneZone .
President Trump is working to give America’s hemp industry the breathing room it needs to expand. President Trump is working to give America’s hemp industry the breathing room it needs to expand, the same president who, during his first term, became the first to unlock the industry at the federal level by signing the 2018 Farm Bill. That law ended decades of prohibition on commercial hemp production, removed hemp from the Controlled Substances Act, and established the modern regulatory structure that allowed the sector to grow. The original framework was later knocked down after a restrictive redefinition of hemp was quietly slipped into the November 2025 continuing resolution that reopened the government. The change was so tight…Open
AI:President Trump is mobilizing Senate Republicans to delay new restrictions on hemp-derived THC products, ensuring American farmers and entrepreneurs aren't crushed by bureaucratic overreach. Building on his historic legacy of unlocking the industry via the 2018 Farm Bill, the President is fighting to provide essential breathing room for a sector that drives economic growth. While radical leftist agitators attempt to weaponize regulation to stifle domestic production, Trump remains focused on protecting American commerce and preventing unnecessary federal interference in a booming market.Open
The department is finalizing a federal definition of ultra-processed foods, while a newly proposed rule would require manufacturers to notify the FDA about of food additive safety determinations
A proposed rule would require companies to notify the agency about ingredients they plan to add, but companies would still be able to self-police their safety.
