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NEW: The Trump admin told states it must immediately "undo" the work to provide full food stamp benefits, or face penalties. The feds sent this in a late-night memo, only adding to the chaos and confusion around SNAP. nytimes.com/2025/11/09/busin…
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I am thrilled to share the big news: I’m heading to the NYT next month to cover economic policy
Can’t wait to get started. In the meantime, send comments and tips over Signal: tonyromm.62
We’re thrilled to announce that @TonyRomm will be joining the Washington bureau as an economic policy correspondent. nytco.com/press/tony-romm-jo…
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Some personal news....
Today is my last day at The Washington Post — and I’ll have more to share soon on my next reporting adventure.
For now, I want to thank the Post for an extraordinary, inspiring, wild past 7yrs.
Keep sending tips on Signal - tonyromm.62 - and stay tuned
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Also if you're like, what what the heck is going on? I got you. I helped put together this timeline of the two dozen stories I've done about the work Trump has done to block funding to SNAP. nytimes.com/2025/11/08/us/po…
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BREAKING: The Justice Department said it would file an appeal after a federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Thursday to pay food stamps in full this month nytimes.com/2025/11/06/us/po…
NEW: A federal court ordered the Trump administration to provide full food stamp payments to states by Friday, and sharply admonished the government for slow walking aid -- days after Trump said he'd halt it entirely.
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NEW: The shutdown is ending. The damage to food stamps may not be. Trump's halt to funds has undermined faith in the program and left many to question whether the government will protect its citizens from harm.
The lingering impact of the last 40+ days:
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NEW: A federal judge ordered the Trump admin to fund food stamps in full this month. Pretty quickly, DOJ said it would appeal.
Now, millions are in limbo, and it is not entirely clear if/when they're going to see *any* SNAP payments in Nov.
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NEW: Trump now says he will not pay food stamps in November, even though his admin told a court yesterday it would make partial payments. The benefits are once again in jeopardy, as officials are back at court, seeking to force the release of full aid.
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NEW: A federal court ordered the Trump administration to provide full food stamp payments to states by Friday, and sharply admonished the government for slow walking aid -- days after Trump said he'd halt it entirely.
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thank you all for the kind words -- and, while i have you, may i also just quickly say go birds?
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NEW: Soon, food stamps will resume for millions of poor Americans.
But the damage from Trump's refusal to fully fund aid in the longest shutdown in history could leave lasting damage, eroding public faith in the government's guarantee to protect its own
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NEW: Millions of Americans on food stamps were in limbo Saturday, after the intervention of the Supreme Court. The order froze states' efforts to provision full benefits, and in many parts of the country, there was a severe lack of info about what's next nytimes.com/2025/11/08/us/po…
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BREAKING: A federal appeals court says that, for now, it will NOT halt a court order requiring the Trump admin to fully fund food stamps this month. No administrative stay as it begins to evaluate the case, as states begin paying benefits nytimes.com/2025/11/07/us/po…
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My colleagues here at the Times spoke with many SNAP recipients about the shutdown and how the Trump admin's refusal to make full payments -- despite having the money to do so -- had caused them serious harm. It's a tough but important read. nytimes.com/2025/11/07/us/po…
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BREAKING: The Trump admin asked an appeals court on Friday to immediately halt a judge's recent ruling that would require the government to pay food stamps in full. (That's supposed to happen by today.) In short, it could again jeopardize critical aid to poor families. Story TK.
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NEW: The Trump administration moved on Friday to deny swift and full food stamp payments to millions of low-income Americans, as it asked a federal appeals court to halt a judge’s recent order that would preserve those benefits during the shutdown. nytimes.com/2025/11/07/us/po…
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Update: The Trump admin says it will return to the Supreme Court to continue fighting an order to fund food stamps in full. But it said the request may be moot, in the end, if Congress funds SNAP. So there is some light at the end of the tunnel, maybe.
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Where we are today with SNAP:
--Appeals court denies Trump bid to halt funding
--SCOTUS wants to know this AM if it will appeal
--Mass court blocks USDA memo ordering states to "undo" full benefits, as we scooped yday
--Gov't funding deal coming together
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BREAKING: Federal judge orders the Trump administration to make full food stamp payments in November. More to come.
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As soon as I posted this, the Trump administration filed for emergency relief at the Supreme Court, and asked the justices to decide by 930pm on its request to block the order.
BREAKING: A federal appeals court says that, for now, it will NOT halt a court order requiring the Trump admin to fully fund food stamps this month. No administrative stay as it begins to evaluate the case, as states begin paying benefits nytimes.com/2025/11/07/us/po…
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Where we are today with SNAP:
--Appeals court denies Trump bid to halt funding
--SCOTUS wants to know this AM if it will appeal
--Mass court blocks USDA memo ordering states to "undo" full benefits, as we scooped yday
--Gov't funding deal coming together
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Almost Half of U.S. Imports Now Have Steep Tariffs nytimes.com/interactive/2025…
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yea as a general legal principle i don't think "oops i spent it already" tends to work but i am not a lawyer
US businesses all bore the *legal* incidence of the tariffs (regardless of who bore the actual *economic* incidence), so if this is the Admin strategy for complying w/ a court-mandated refund then good chance they'll end up having to pay it again to businesses, doubling the cost.
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The White House is now trying to walk back the president's threat. Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, said the administration is "fully complying" with the court order.
NEW: Trump now says he will not pay food stamps in November, even though his admin told a court yesterday it would make partial payments. The benefits are once again in jeopardy, as officials are back at court, seeking to force the release of full aid.
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The I.R.S. Tried to Stop This Tax Dodge. Scott Bessent Used It Anyway. nytimes.com/2025/11/12/us/po…
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NEW: With food stamps facing staggering cuts in days, the Trump admin is facing off in federal court against states that have sued to force the release of aid during the shutdown. In court filings, the gov't said it has money but can't or perhaps won't spend it. More below.
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breaking --
Breaking News: The Trump administration will send only partial payments this month to the millions who receive food stamps, as the shutdown continues. nyti.ms/4oV4Hu2
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NEW: Millions of poor Americans could see $0 in food stamps even after the Trump admin agreed to resume partial benefits in response to a court order. This is because of how the gov't has interpreted the directive, which could also delay aid for weeks. nytimes.com/2025/11/05/us/po…
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Before that ruling, many families would have received $0 because of the way the Trump administration planned to calculate and pay partial food stamps, as we reported, a story states later cited in their court filings seeking relief nytimes.com/2025/11/05/us/po…
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We are still awaiting better information on if, or how, the Trump admin will comply with a judge's order to pay SNAP in full by today, especially after the government said it would appeal. nytimes.com/2025/11/06/us/po…
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