Overview
- Trump urged Senate Republicans to redirect Obamacare funding into direct payments to citizens and again called for abolishing the filibuster to move budget legislation.
- The Supreme Court issued a temporary stay on a lower-court order requiring full November SNAP disbursements, and USDA said it can cover roughly half of this month's benefits.
- Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s order pauses enforcement pending action by the First Circuit, with the stay expiring 48 hours after that court rules on the request.
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the promised $2,000 per-person 'dividends' could be delivered through measures such as tax relief, while Trump defended tariffs as major revenue and the justices weigh presidential authority under IEEPA.
- BBC Director-General Tim Davie and news chief Deborah Turness announced resignations over an edited Trump Jan. 6 segment, The Sunday Times reported the chair plans an apology, and the White House press secretary called the broadcaster '100% fake media.'