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Healthy food benefits for women, infants and children in limbo during government shutdown

(NEW YORK)-- Sarah Manasrah has received aid from the Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children -- commonly known as WIC -- since her first child was born six years ago.The 37-year-old mother who lives with her husband and two girls, who are ...
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More turmoil at Virginia US attorney’s office following Comey indictment: 2 top prosecutors fired, sources say

(WASHINGTON) -- One of the preeminent U.S. attorney's offices in the country is facing mounting turmoil in the wake of the move last week by a Trump-installed prosecutor to indict former FBI Director James Comey.Two top attorneys in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the ...
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White House sets hiring, foreign enrolment terms for colleges to get funding advantage, WSJ reports

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump’s administration has asked U.S. colleges to sign a deal on certain terms to get preferential access to federal funds, the Wall Street Journal reported late on Wednesday, citing a 10-point memo. An initial round of nine schools was asked to ...
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US energy department cancels $7.6 billion in funding meant for projects

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Energy on Wednesday said it planned to cancel $7.56 billion in financing for hundreds of energy projects that it said would not provide sufficient returns to taxpayers. The department’s announcement came hours after White House budget director Russell Vought ...
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Both parties blame each other on 1st day of government shutdown as tourist sites close

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans and Democrats spent the first day of the federal government shutdown blaming each other for the dysfunction, as iconic sites representing the nation’s core identity — from the Liberty Bell in Pennsylvania to Pearl Harbor in Hawaii — were temporarily ...
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US FCC Chair to testify before senate following Kimmel incident, Semafor reports

(Reuters) -U.S. FCC Chair Brendan Carr has agreed to testify before the Senate Commerce Committee following Disney’s decision to take talk show host Jimmy Kimmel off air, Semafor reported on Wednesday, citing a person familiar with the matter. Carr and the two other FCC ...
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FBI cuts ties with Anti-Defamation League

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The FBI has cut ties with advocacy group Anti-Defamation League, Kash Patel, the bureau’s director, said on Wednesday. “This FBI won’t partner with political fronts masquerading as watchdogs,” Patel said in a post on X. (Reporting by Kanishka Singh and Jasper Ward ...
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Shutdown spreads uncertainty from furloughed federal workers to broader America

(WASHINGTON) -- As the first government shutdown in seven years got underway on Wednesday, tens of thousands of federal workers face the risk of missing paychecks as broader America braces for the absence of some key services.Starting on Wednesday, 750,000 federal employees are expected ...
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Fired rail board member sues Trump over removal

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A member of the Surface Transportation Board fired by President Donald Trump in August filed suit on Wednesday, challenging his removal. Robert Primus called his firing an “illegal removal” and said Trump “did not identify a reason, let alone one that satisfies the ...
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New York rapper who joined Trump at campaign rally sentenced to 5 years for attempted murder

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City rapper who joined then-former President Donald Trump during a campaign rally last year has been sentenced to five years behind bars after he admitted he used earnings from his music career to fuel gang violence in ...
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Mamdani tells ‘The View’ that withholding federal funds to NYC is one of Trump’s ‘many threats’

(NEW YORK) -- Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic candidate for mayor of New York City and a state assemblyman, said on ABC’s "The View" on Wednesday -- just days after incumbent Mayor Eric Adams left the race -- he was not concerned over recent threats ...
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Factbox-US government shutdown: What is open, what is closed

By Courtney Rozen and Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. government services will be disrupted until President Donald Trump and Congress agree on a spending deal.  Federal agencies have ordered hundreds of thousands of federal employees not to work, deeming them not essential to protecting people and property. This ...
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