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Food stamps set to stop Nov. 1 for 40 million Americans

"Bottom line, the well has run dry. At this time, there will be no benefits issued on November 1," the USDA posted on Tuesday.

A sign advertises that WIC and Food Stamps are accepted at a convenience store, as tens of millions of Americans might not receive food stamps and other food aid in November because of the government shutdown, in Chelsea, Massachusetts, US, October 24, 2025.
Students seen at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem on the first day of the new academic year, October 26, 2025.

The reversal of leadership roles: The young are keeping the country afloat - opinion

Former prime minister Naftali Bennett visits at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City during Jerusalem day, May 26, 2025

Bennett slams ‘unconstitutional’ bill linking party debts to new political campaign

AMIT SEGAL at work in the Knesset.

‘A Call at 4 AM': Extracts from Amit Segal's magnum opus on Israel's leaders


US alleges executive sold secrets to Russia for $1.3 million

US prosecutors charge Peter Williams with selling US trade secrets to a Russian buyer for $1.3 million, raising national security concerns.

A Russian secret agent; illustrative.

Israel needs real reform, not a lower electoral threshold - opinion

Lowering the electoral threshold is not intended to bring new voices into the Knesset but only to assist those who are already there.

PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG addresses the Knesset plenum at the opening of the winter session on October 20, 2025.

‘Anyone but Bibi’ becomes ‘it’s all about Bibi’ - opinion

The opposition's rallying cry has remained unchanged over the years.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks in the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, in Jerusalem, October 20, 2025

Cowardice and collaborators: Fear is shaping global diplomacy on Israel - opinion

Leaders may try to convince themselves that they haven’t really been bought.

A ‘PALESTINE COALITION’ demonstration takes place in London last week after the Israel-Hamas ceasefire in Gaza went into effect. The UK has an enormous Muslim population that demands that the prime minister isn’t caught backing Israel, the writer charges.

Gov’t approves amendments for soon-to-be released terrorist in urgent telephone vote

The main change to the list is centered around two security prisoners who will be swapped for Hamas-linked terrorists who aren't facing life sentences.

Freed Palestinian prisoners react after being released from an Israeli jail as part of a hostages-prisoners swap and a ceasefire deal in Gaza between Hamas and Israel, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, February 27, 2025.

Trump seeks to reshape US society during shutdown - opinion

Donald Trump calls for shrinking and shuttering a broad array of federal programs and agencies, and shrinking the federal bureaucracy while making it more subject to presidential dictate.

A view of the US Capitol building a day before a partial government shutdown is scheduled to take place, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, September 30, 2025.

Syria’s first post-Assad elections test path to democracy - analysis

Syria’s transitional government held limited elections for a new parliament, marking the first step toward reform since the end of Assad’s rule.

Members of electoral colleges pose for a photo, on the day they vote for their candidates of the new Syrian Parliament since Bashar al-Assad's government was toppled, in Damascus, Syria, October 5, 2025.

Gov’t body grants NIS 25m. to families of terrorism victims from funds seized from PA

The victims of the Ramallah lynching, the bus bombing in Kfar Darom, the Ben Yehuda Street bombing in Jerusalem, and the French Hill suicide bombing are among those who will receive compensation.

Police and rescue personnel at the scene of a terror attack at Ramot junction, near the entrance to Jerusalem, September 8, 2025.

Yom Kippur prayer: May this evil/tyrannical government be removed from the Earth - opinion

The current government of Israel – and the Jews of Israel who support it as well as Jews everywhere – need to not only hear but also to heed the call of the shofar this year.

 A MAN blows a shofar during a peace march in Jerusalem in 2025.

US government shutdown begins as partisan division rules Washington

This is the 15th US government shutdown since 1981.

A view of the US Capitol building a day before a partial government shutdown is scheduled to take place, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, September 30, 2025.

US government lurches toward shutdown, Trump threatens fresh cuts

A Senate vote failed to extend US government funding, pushing the nation toward a shutdown as Trump threatens more federal layoffs.

The U.S. Capitol, hours before a partial government shutdown is set to take effect, in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 30, 2025.