Republicans are defending Arizona's abortion restrictions. Their key witnesses are anti-abortion activists who have never performed an abortion. story via @glorihuh.bsky.social

SCOTUS blocked an order that the Trump admin pay all of November's SNAP aid to 42 million Americans so a lower court can hear an appeal

The move abandons an appeal President Donald Trump’s administration made following a federal judge's order that the full SNAP benefits must be paid

“This is the extreme negotiating position we are confronted with as the Upper Basin states, led by Colorado, continue to run down the clock,” Gov. Katie Hobbs said

Republicans have to prove the laws don't violate the constitutional right to abortion access. Their first expert witness was an anti-abortion OB-GYN. story via @glorihuh.bsky.social

“The more exposure, the better. Hopefully somebody sees it and realizes this is serious.” story via @azluminaria.org

Arizona applied for $1 billion in aid for rural hospitals and health care providers

UPDATE: After President Trump bragged about witholding SNAP benefits for political leverage, intentionally letting 42 million Americans go hungry, the judge ordered USDA to pay all of November's food aid by Friday: azmirror.com/2025/11/06/r...

The new rule calls for a $200 penalty for “wearing a mask, hood, disguise or device that conceals the identity of the wearer,” and even applies if protesters are not on federal property story via @alaska.bsky.social/@alaskabeacon.com

The formula the government initially used and sent to states Tuesday would have resulted in about a 50% cut to the maximum monthly benefits, and left some households without benefits

Reproductive rights groups argue laws violate the fundamental right to abortion that voters created in last year's election story via @glorihuh.bsky.social

Even the conservative justices questioned Trump's unprecedented claim that he can tax Americans without Congress

“The election results ought to send a much-needed bolt of lightning to Donald Trump that he should meet with us to end this crisis, his shutdown. The takeaway from last night was simply unmistakable.”

OPINION | The political right chases a certain praise for a forced-birth policy that they market as pro-child, but a better metric of morality would be how the U.S. treats its children via @prismreports.org

ICE officials said the stray bullet didn’t impact the aircraft’s ability to fly, and it isn’t clear who fired the bullet that struck the plane story via @jerodmacevoy.com

“Public service should never be weaponized for political games,” AG Kris Mayes said story via @caitlinsievers.bsky.social

Republicans need Democratic votes to govern, but continue to insist that they won't involve Democrats until the minority party agrees to fund the government

“These tariffs threaten the very existence of small businesses like mine, making it difficult to survive, let alone grow.”

“It's not just enough to start talking about economic issues. There has to be a hero and a villain in the story.” story via @caitlinsievers.bsky.social

The Trump administration said it will pay about half of November benefits for the SNAP. But it could be months before people receive their payments, the USDA told a judge.

Democrats have warned that GOP refusal to extend tax credits would spike health care costs. They're set to more than double for marketplace enrollees this weekend.

One of the judges called the administration’s conclusion it can’t provide SNAP funding “erroneous” because the law creating the program mandates that benefits continue

The Trump administration now expects about 600,000 total deportations in 2025, fewer than under the Biden administration’s final fiscal year

$1.5 million will go to Arizona food banks, while the rest will give families on SNAP a $30 voucher for fresh produce story via @caitlinsievers.bsky.social

“It is outrageous that the Trump administration can come up with $40 billion to bail out Argentina and refuses to spend the money that Congress has appropriated to feed hungry families in America.”

U.S. Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva unwillingly set a record on Wednesday with her 36-day wait to be sworn in to represent the state’s 7th Congressional District story via @caitlinsievers.bsky.social

The president argues a 2024 SCOTUS decision expanding presidential immunity invalidates his conviction for 34 felonies

“I’m just flabbergasted. I for sure don’t want anybody surveilling me on the basis of being in the city of Tucson, in my district, just going about my personal business.” story via @jerodmacevoy.com

“The Trump administration is intentionally hurting folks who need help the most. And they are using actual lives as a bargaining chip in a fight over whether health care premiums should skyrocket.” story via @caitlinsievers.bsky.social

AG Kris Mayes said she is suing to "protect the seniors, veterans, working families and their children all across Arizona who rely on the few hundred dollars a month provided by SNAP to feed themselves."

The end of the 2019 government shutdown, which lasted 35 days, was in part due to shortages of air traffic controllers that upended air travel across the country and forced lawmakers to strike a deal

“Vulnerable Arizonans cannot afford to be used as leverage by Washington Republicans. It’s appalling that this administration is choosing to take food out of the hands of Arizona families.” story via @caitlinsievers.bsky.social

“Weaponizing food assistance is, simply put, a new and disgusting low.”

The Senate is expected to vote on three bills this week that aim to terminate Trump’s import taxes on products from Canada, Brazil and any other country subject to emergency duties

The president, lawmakers and federal judges all receive their regular paychecks during government shutdowns, unlike the 2 million civilian federal employees and thousands of staffers who work in the legislative branch.

USDA’s original shutdown plan that said the department would use its multi-year contingency fund to continue paying Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits during the ongoing shutdown.

“They were the ones that rammed into him,” Charlyn Flores told reporters. “They started chasing him and he was just scared. He just wanted to come home to his family.” Story by @glorihuh.bsky.social

“When the government asks the courts to preemptively silence a records requestor, it doesn’t protect the public — it protects the public body.” story via @caitlinsievers.bsky.social

Businesses and billionaires looking to curry favor with Trump have given $300 million for the project

Arizona figures with white nationalist ties gain Pentagon credentials as 60 journalists from extremist outlets replace traditional reporters story via @jerodmacevoy.com

A president sending National Guard troops from one state to another without consent has never happened until Trump began targeting large Democratic cities

Republicans need Democratic votes to reopen the government, but they continue to refuse to negotiate to actually win those votes

Nearly 40% of the 42 million SNAP recipients nationwide are children 17 and younger, and another 20% are 60 years or older

"President Trump is simultaneously risking our national security and actively tanking our economy." story via @sourcenm.com

Trump claimed he would make the final call on whether to pay himself the damages

Adelita Grijalva and AG Kris Mayes argue Mike Johnson is violating the Constitution by delaying her oath of office 28 days after she won a special election story via @caitlinsievers.bsky.social

Senators oppose a full-year stopgap but acknowledge bipartisan negotiations may never happen without ending the shutdown

Advocates say Trump's cuts to solar incentives threaten jobs and the energy grid as data centers strain utilities and rates skyrocket story via @jerodmacevoy.com

Every state with either a Democratic governor, AG or both asked SCOTUS to side block President Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to Chicago

Lamb, who failed in his bid for US Senate last year, filed a statement of interest to run as a Republican in Congressional District 5 story via @jerodmacevoy.com