Two Romanian brothers illegally in the United States appeared in federal court today and pleaded guilty to orchestrating a fraud scheme involving Supplemental Nutrition Assistant Program (SNAP) benefits affecting victims across multiple states, announced Russ Ferguson, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. The case is part of the Department of Justice’s effort…
Have you ever tried to use your electronic benefit transfer card to pay for groceries only to find that your SNAP benefits were gone? You may have been the victim of EBT theft. EBT theft happens when someone is able to get information off your EBT card in order to steal your Supplemental Nutrition Assistance…
ProPublica is digging into pressing issues affecting millions who rely on America’s safety net programs — from longstanding concerns like electronic benefit transfer theft to changes in federal SNAP and Medicaid policies. We want to hear from officials and workers on the ground who help people navigate these programs, because no one knows the ins…
The growing push to restrict Americans from using federal food aid to buy certain processed or sugary products is creating a new challenge for some of the biggest U.S. food and beverage companies. The U.S. Department of Agriculture as of May had approved food restriction waivers for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits in 23 states,…
Last Updated: June 17, 2026 at 4:25 p.m. ETFirst Published: June 17, 2026 at 1:06 p.m. ET Snap CEO Evan Spiegel is deepening his bet on augmented-reality glasses — but investors aren’t buying the pitch. The Snapchat parent company SNAP got into the technology-infused glasses game relatively early, debuting its first Spectacles about a decade ago. And…
As a House committee debated President Donald Trump’s signature domestic policy bill last year, Republican backers repeatedly emphasized that its changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as food stamps, wouldn’t affect vulnerable people. SNAP reforms would “restore integrity” to the program and ensure it works for the “most vulnerable among us, including…
(RNS) — Most people have seen President Donald Trump’s AI-generated image of himself as Jesus. What they may not know is that on Easter Sunday, Brooke Rollins, the secretary of agriculture, sent an email to each of her nearly 100,000 agency employees, characterizing our country as a Christian nation. The Easter-themed email declared “He is…
Shorouk Express Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email A week of snow and wintry hazards will give way to heavy rain this weekend as the cold snap ends for most of…
Shorouk Express “Once again, the opposition chose obstruction over responsibility, blocking the will of the majority and preventing Kosovo from moving forward,” Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Liza Gashi, a member of VV, told POLITICO. Kurti offered to step aside and let his VV colleague, Glauk Konjufca, speaker of the Assembly, take the mandate of prime…
Shorouk Express Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email The Supreme Court is temporarily blocking a judge’s order requiring Donald Trump’s administration to fully fund a critical food assistance program that has…
