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Anonymous ID: ba18c0 Oct. 31, 2025, 2:05 p.m. No.23795159   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>5179 >>5324 >>5474 >>5575 >>5774 >>5855

Federal judges in Massachusetts and Rhode Island ordered the Trump administration to use contingency funds to cover SNAP benefits starting tomorrow.

The administration said it could not use the $5 billion contingency fund.

The Democrat officials who challenged the administration claimed the Agriculture Department (USDA) has a “separate fund with around $23 billion” that it could use for SNAP.

However, US District Judge Indira Talwani in Boston did not grant a temporary restraining order. It “remains under advisement.”

Talwani gave the Trump administration until Monday to tell her if it “will authorize at least reduced SNAP benefits for November and, if so, their timeline for determining whether to authorize only reduced SNAP benefits using the Contingency Funds or to authorize full SNAP benefits using both the Contingency Funds and additional available funds.”

But, from Talwani’s opinion, it sounds like she will grant the TRO if the administration says it won’t take action.

“With this statutory and regulatory context, Plaintiffs are likely to succeed on their claim that Congress intended the funding of SNAP benefits, at a reduced rate if necessary, when appropriated funds prove insufficient,” wrote Talwani. “Here, Congress appropriated $6 billion to SNAP in 2024as a contingency reserve through 2026, ‘to be used in such amounts and at such times as may become necessary to carry out program operations.’”

Talwani said that the Agriculture Department (USDA) can use the funds towards SNAP benefits as the shutdown continues:

Plaintiffs are therefore likely to succeed on the merits of their claimunder 5 U.S.C. § 706(2)(A), (C), that Defendants’ suspension of SNAP benefits is contrary to law. Moreover, as Plaintiffs note, in addition to the contingency funds, there are additional funds that Defendants would have discretion to access. Under Section 32 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1935, “Congress has set forth a mandatory, and permanent, appropriation that stems from 30% of customs receipts on all imports from the prior calendar year.” Defendant’s Opp’n 5 [Doc. No. 18]. Much of this funding is appropriated for the Child Nutrition Program, but USDA has the authority pursuant to 7 U.S.C. § 2257 to authorize transfers of such funds discretionarily. Id. Indeed, USDA has done so recently to transfer funds to the WIC program.Accordingly, Defendants may also consider relying on these discretionary funds to fund the remaining SNAP shortfall.

 

https://legalinsurrection.com/2025/10/judges-tell-trump-admin-to-use-contingency-funds-to-partially-cover-snap/

Anonymous ID: ba18c0 Oct. 31, 2025, 2:07 p.m. No.23795163   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>5324 >>5474 >>5575 >>5774 >>5855

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) is once again under fire — this time not for his infamous ties to a suspected Chinese spy, but for a series of bizarre campaign payments that have drawn the attention of a former Federal Election Commission (FEC) commissioner and federal watchdogs alike. Newly unearthed financial records reveal that Swalwell’s campaign sent over $360,000 to a man with ties to Haiti — and the explanations so far don’t add up.

According to documents reviewed by Fox News and corroborated by federal filings, the Swalwell campaign made disbursements to a man named Darly Meyer, who reportedly provided fundraising consulting services. The payments, spread over the last several election cycles, stand out not only for their sheer size but also for their apparent inconsistency with normal campaign spending patterns.

Meyer, a Haitian-born California resident, appears to have little to no public footprint in political consulting, leaving investigators and watchdog groups questioning what services, if any, were actually rendered.

Former FEC Commissioner Hans von Spakovsky has now called for an official inquiry into the matter, citing potential violations of campaign finance laws.

“When you see this kind of activity — massive payments with vague descriptions to individuals who don’t have verifiable backgrounds in the field — it raises serious red flags,” von Spakovsky said. “The FEC should absolutely investigate whether these payments were legitimate, or if this was another form of misused campaign funds.”

The case comes amid growing scrutiny of how lawmakers, particularly career politicians, use campaign funds for personal or political enrichment. Swalwell’s campaign finances have long been a point of contention. His lavish spending on luxury hotels, air travel, and “catering services” has raised eyebrows among ethics experts who say he often blurs the line between campaigning and personal indulgence.

 

https://americafirstreport.com/former-fec-commissioner-calls-for-investigation-of-eric-swalwell-over-massive-payments-to-haitian-man/

Anonymous ID: ba18c0 Oct. 31, 2025, 2:08 p.m. No.23795167   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>5173 >>5324 >>5474 >>5575 >>5774 >>5855

An active-duty U.S. Marine has been arrested on accusations of kidnapping a 12-year-old girl from Indiana with the intent of sexually assaulting her, the FBI said Thursday.

William Richard Roy, 24, who was stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, flew to Chicago last week, met the girl in a park and then took her to a hotel overnight before boarding a bus to Durham, North Carolina, the FBI said in a statement.

The girl’s grandmother first reported her missing on Friday, according to the statement.

The FBI arrested Roy when he arrived in Durham on Sunday and the girl was “safely recovered,” the agency said.

Roy faces three charges, which entail enticing and transporting a minor across state lines for an illicit sexual act.

 

https://nypost.com/2025/10/31/us-news/us-marine-arrested-accused-of-kidnapping-girl-with-intent-to-sexually-assault-her/