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Court orders Trump administration to keep disbursing SNAP benefits. A federal judge in Rhode Island yesterday ruled that the Trump administration must use contingency funds to continue paying out SNAP food assistance ASAP, as regular funding was due to run out today because of the government shutdown. A group of cities and nonprofits sued the federal government after it said it wouldn’t use the rainy day funds to keep SNAP funds flowing, arguing that the program no longer exists since Congress failed to fund it. In a separate case brought by several states, a federal judge in Massachusetts ruled yesterday that the Trump administration’s plan to cease disbursing SNAP benefits was likely unlawful. The program provides food assistance to approximately 42 million lower-income Americans and costs the government around $8 billion per month. The $5 billion in emergency cash is expected to enable at least partial payments in the coming weeks.—SK
The FBI thwarted a “potential terrorist attack” in Michigan targeting “pumpkin day.” In a statement posted to X yesterday, FBI Director Kash Patel said the suspects were “allegedly plotting a violent attack over Halloween weekend.” CBS reported that federal agents conducted operations in the cities of Dearborn and Inkster, MI, and that five individuals between the ages of 16 and 20 were arrested. It also reported that the FBI had been monitoring an online conversation in an ISIS chat room regarding the possibility of a terrorist attack over the weekend, but the plot was not concrete. In his statement, Patel said, “Through swift action and close coordination with our local partners, a potential act of terror was stopped before it could unfold.” Gretchen Whitmer, the governor of Michigan, posted on X that Patel had briefed her. She said, “As details continue to develop, I am grateful for the swift action of the FBI and MSP protecting Michiganders.”—HVL
Disney pulls its content from YouTube TV. You might have to go to your grandma’s who still has cable to tune into ESPN, ABC, Nat Geo, or other Disney-owned channels after the House of Mouse pulled its content from the Google-owned paid TV service amid a dispute over carriage fees. YouTube said that Disney was asking for fees that would’ve forced it to jack up the TV subscription price and called their decision to yank its channels a negotiating tactic. If the standoff continues for a prolonged period, YouTube said it would compensate subscribers $20 a month for their lost ability to experience second-hand embarrassment every time the New York Jets play.—SK
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