The U.S. Department of Agriculture directed states to "immediately undo" any steps taken to issue full food assistance benefits to Americans whose aid hangs in limbo.
U.S. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche urged young lawyers to join the administration's "war" against "rogue activist judges."
The big picture: His stark language exposed how the Trump-alignedJustice Department treats the judiciary less as an independent branch of government and more as an adversary to be fought.
Prices are not that high and are already coming down, Trump administration officials argued Sunday, amid mounting outrage at the affordability of everyday goods.
Why it matters: The administration is trying to climb out of the same hole that trapped former President Biden and his team: You can't convince people the economy's strong if they're paying more for almost everything they buy.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned that a "substantial" number of Americans may not be able to spend Thanksgiving with family as the record-breaking government shutdown mires air travel.
The big picture: Under the strain of missed paychecks, air traffic controllers have increasingly been absent from their critical posts just weeks before the Thanksgiving travel rush.
The purpose of tariffs is not to generate revenue, and their revenue-boostingbenefits will eventually shrink as domestic tax receipts rise, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday.
Why it matters: President Trump keeps touting tariff revenue as a solution to various problems, even as the Supreme Court weighs whether the administration is using tariffs as an illegal tax.
President Trump on Sunday once again floated the idea of paying a $2,000 dividend to most Americans out of the billions raised in tariffs this year, an idea he's repeatedly touted but never executed.
Why it matters: Trump is doubling down on his tariff pitch even as those duties face their biggest legal test yet before the Supreme Court — and as Republicans reel from an election in which voters punished them for high prices those same tariffs helped fuel.
Dozens of white clergy are signing up to run as Democrats in 2026, as progressive faith leaders push back on the political dominance of the Christian right.
Why it matters: Democrats have a track record of Black clergy running for office, including Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) and Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.). But when white pastors have run, it's usually been as Republicans.
More than $5 billion worth of U.S. weapon exports to support NATO allies and Ukraine have been delayed by the government shutdown, according to a State Department estimate shared with Axios.
Why it matters: It's another example of the repercussions from furloughs, program pauses and slowed activity across federal branches as the shutdown drags into day 40.
