The families going hungry because of Trump’s food stamp cuts

The Arizona Department of Economic Security, which administers federally funded SNAP benefits, acknowledged the drop in people receiving food stamps, including some who should be getting them. The state had to adjust to the new eligibility requirements under last year’s law and has also been stepping up efforts to reduce its payment error rate to … Read more

President AOC? With voters hungry for change, buzz builds about a possible run.

In the hours after the U.S. first struck Iran on Feb. 28, Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez put out a statement that was characteristically blunt. “This war is unlawful. It is unnecessary. And it will be catastrophic,” she wrote. Her full-throated denunciation stood in contrast to the carefully calibrated messaging from Democratic leaders in Washington, who … Read more