Trump administration says it won’t tap emergency funds to pay food aid

The move means 42 million people will miss SNAP benefits in November unless Congress acts. The Trump administration won’t tap emergency funds to pay for federal food benefits, imperiling benefits starting Nov. 1 for nearly 42 million Americans who rely on the nation’s largest anti-hunger program, according to a memo obtained by POLITICO. USDA said … Read more

Binance founder’s pardon shows power of Trump allies on K Street

The president’s pardon for Binance founder Changpeng Zhao came after he and his company hired multiple lobbyists with connections to Trump’s inner circle. Toggle menu Binance founder’s pardon shows power of Trump allies on K Street The president’s pardon for Binance founder Changpeng Zhao came after he and his company hired multiple lobbyists with connections … Read more

Trump taps crypto regulator Mike Selig as new CFTC chair nominee

Selig’s selection comes after Brian Quintenz’s nomination ran into resistance from MAGA donors Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss. President Donald Trump has tapped Mike Selig, a high-ranking cryptocurrency regulator, to lead the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, White House crypto czar David Sacks said early Saturday. Selig “is deeply knowledgeable about financial markets and passionate about modernizing … Read more

Newsom and Ontario premier make wager, pan Trump’s tariffs in World Series video

Donald Trump is stewing over an Ontario ad campaign that invoked former President Ronald Reagan to argue against his tariffs. Ontario Premier Doug Ford and California Gov. Gavin Newsom are raising the stakes on this year’s World Series, which tees off as President Donald Trump stews over an Ontario ad campaign that invoked former President … Read more

Ontario says it’ll pull the tariffs ad that prompted Trump to end trade talks

WASHINGTON — President Trump announced he would end “all trade negotiations” with Canada because of a television ad sponsored by one of its provinces that used the words of former President Ronald Reagan to criticize U.S. tariffs — prompting the province’s leader to later pull the ad. The post on Trump’s social media site Thursday … Read more

Trump administration finalizes plan to open pristine Alaska wildlife refuge to oil and gas drilling

JUNEAU, Alaska — The Trump administration on Thursday finalized plans to open the coastal plain of Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to potential oil and gas drilling, renewing a long-simmering debate over whether to drill in one of the nation’s environmental jewels. U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum announced the decision Thursday that paves the way … Read more

How might Rachel Reeves target lawyers, accountants and doctors in her budget?

Insiders say chancellor is planning a tax raid on partnership structures that could raise £1.9bn Lawyers, accountants and doctors could be hit in the budget if Rachel Reeves ends an exemption on employer national insurance contributions for partnerships. The chancellor has repeatedly warned that those with the “broadest shoulders” should pay their fair share of … Read more