Puerto Ricans fight back on Trump’s assertion that the island’s citizens “want everything to be done for them when it should be community effort,” in regards to Hurricane Maria, on Sept. 30.
After Congress failed to pass an extension of appropriations funding, the government shutdown at midnight on Sat., Jan. 20.
Newark Mayor Cory Booker has taken on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) challenge, during which he will live off the food stamp program for a full week. The challenge requires him to have a budget of only $30 for the entire week, which rounds to about $4.32 a day for food. He is not actually enrolled in the program, but rather living off the budget for that week in order to get a better understanding of what it is like to live off of food assistance and have a better understanding of the SNAP program.
