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No federal food aid will go out Nov. 1, Trump administration posts on USDA website

Millions of Americans are about to go hungry as food aid runs dry on Nov. 1, but Trump isn’t focused on ending the shutdown. Instead, he’s obsessed with building a $300 million gilded ballroom funded by his billionaire friends. While families struggle to eat, he’s polishing the gold.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has posted a notice on its website saying federal food aid will not go out Nov. 1, raising the stakes for families nationwide as the government shutdown drags on.

No federal food aid will go out Nov. 1, Trump administration posts on USDA website

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has posted a notice on its website saying federal food aid will not go out Nov. 1, raising the stakes for families nationwide as the government shutdown drags on.

Reposted byMike Levin

It’s been 38 days since the House last held a vote. No appropriations bills. No committee work. No progress. Speaker Mike Johnson refuses to even swear in duly elected Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva. Enough excuses. Bring the House back to work and do your job.

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Don’t forget this Yale & Penn study finding Republicans would cause 51,000 preventable DEATHS every year by gutting healthcare and food aid. Democrats have been fighting to stop this from the beginning, and we won’t back down.

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Mike Levin@mikelevin.orgOct 26(source)

What’s the real reason that over a month after her election, Adelita Grijalva is STILL waiting to be sworn in? Mike Johnson wants to protect those in the Epstein Files. Full stop.

Mike Levin@mikelevin.orgOct 26(source)

What’s the real reason that over a month after her election, Adelita Grijalva is STILL waiting to be sworn in? Mike Johnson wants to protect those in the Epstein Files. Full stop.

Average Obamacare premiums are set to rise 30 percent, documents show

Health care premiums for tens of millions of Americans are set to increase drastically in 2026. Keeping care affordable for you and your family is worth the fight! www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

The higher prices — affecting up to 17 million Americans who buy coverage on Healthcare.gov — reflect the largest annual premium increases by far in recent years.

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House Speakers who had more spine than Mike Johnson: McCarthy Pelosi Ryan Boehner Gingrich The rest of them.

House Speakers who had more spine than Mike Johnson: McCarthy Pelosi Ryan Boehner Gingrich The rest of them.

Reposted byMike Levin

I’ve voted twice to make independent redistricting the law of the land nationwide, and I would gladly do so again. But I also live in the real world. I’m voting YES on Prop 50. Here’s why: #VoteYESonProp50

Government shutdown could soon leave hundreds of thousands of San Diegans hungry

Hundreds of thousands of San Diegans could go hungry next week if vital food programs like SNAP and WIC run out of funding. We could end this right now and feed Americans most in need. Republicans, who are in charge of all 3 branches of government, need to end their vacations and work with us.

Barring a quick end to the shutdown, many federal workers could miss a paycheck Friday, and November food benefits could be delayed to hundreds of thousands in San Diego County.

Absolutely inexcusable: Kristi Noem wants to spend $170,000,000 of your taxpayer dollars on two Gulfstream G700 luxury jets for HERSELF. Drain the swamp?

House Republicans are STILL on an extended vacation while families face skyrocketing health premiums. I’m in DC with fellow House Democrats ready to end this shutdown and keep millions of Americans from being priced out of care.

Reposted byMike Levin

It’s been A MONTH since Arizona’s 7th District elected the honorable Adelita Grijalva. Speaker Johnson still hasn’t sworn her in. The people of AZ-7 have a right to representation. There’s no excuse for this delay from Mike Johnson.