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The New York Times reports: Republican cuts to the federal food stamp program could put millions of people at risk of losing benefits, which would make it harder for them to afford groceries. But the changes could have further consequences, as the reductions squeeze small grocery stores that depend on those customers. Grocers and food policy researchers have warned that …

The Washington Post reports: Two days after Jeff Fargo’s mother died, he lay in bed, crying, at home in Nevada and opened his laptop to ChatGPT. Her friends had asked about an obituary, so for nearly an hour he typed about her life: that she had been a single mom in a male-dominated world, that she never got the credit …

CNN reports: Democratic Sen. Cory Booker is imploring his party to fight back harder against President Donald Trump, arguing that history will remember some for their “complicity” in “bending the knee” to him. Booker said he wants Democrats to be aggressive when it comes to redistricting efforts, as Republican-led Texas is moving ahead with a Trump-backed strategy to redraw the …

Axios reports: The Christmas business is typically pretty cheerful, but not this year: Companies that import and sell Christmas trees, twinkling lights and other holiday decorations say they’ve been hammered by tariffs. You’ll likely pay more for holiday supplies, and have fewer products to choose from — industry leaders are even warning about possible shortages. Christmas executives (yes, that’s a …

“The data can’t be propaganda. The data has to be something you can trust, because decision makers throughout the economy trust that these are the data that they can build a factory because they believe, or cut interest rates because they believe. And if the data aren’t that good, then it’s a real problem for the US. So imagine if …

The Daily Beast reports: New York Governor Kathy Hochul was quick to hit back at Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) after he questioned why she was wearing a hijab in a photo posted to X. The image, which shows Hochul sitting next to New York City Mayor Eric Adams in a mosque, was originally posted by an anonymous conservative account with …

The Washington Post reports: The White House does not plan to require health insurers to provide coverage for in vitro fertilization services, two people with knowledge of internal discussions said, even though the idea was one of President Donald Trump’s key campaign pledges. Last year, Trump said that if he returned to office, the government would either pay for IVF …

“He’s been persecuted more than any modern politician. They probably did more than to Nixon, whether it’s the indictments, the impeachments, the investigations, now we’re realizing just how disgusting the Democrats are and how they manipulated the intelligence community just because they couldn’t take losing. In the state of Florida, we are winning. And the only way to stop winning …

Austin’s ABC affiliate reports: Community members came together on Saturday morning to paint over vandalism spray painted on a LGBTQ-friendly church in South Austin. Life in the City UMC said its pride flag was torn down on Thursday night and a message saying, “Pride was the first sin,” was spray painted on the front of the building. According to Pastor …

Politico reports: Stephen Miller was unequivocal: Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers would seek to arrest 3,000 or more immigrants per day, a staggering target that he said was necessary to carry out President Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda. “Under President Trump’s leadership, we are looking to set a goal of a minimum of 3,000 arrests for ICE every day and …