Overview
- The temporary stay, issued by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, allows the administration to limit November SNAP disbursements while an appeal proceeds, after USDA said it could cover only about half of benefits for roughly 42 million recipients.
- Axios reports that at least 10 Senate Democrats are prepared to support a procedural vote on a Republican package to fund the government, with GOP leader John Thune calling recent talks constructive.
- President Donald Trump renewed calls to abolish the Senate filibuster and urged redirecting Obamacare funds directly to individuals, while Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the president’s proposed $2,000 tariff “dividends” could be structured through tax relief.
- BBC Director General Tim Davie and news chief Deborah Turness resigned over an edited 2024 Panorama segment that misrepresented Trump’s Jan. 6 remarks, and The Sunday Times reports the BBC’s board chair plans to apologize.
- Trump announced lawyer John Cole as his pick for U.S. special envoy to Belarus, crediting him with securing prisoner releases, while Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart said Jan. 6 defendant John Banuelos was arrested on new serious charges.