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Federal judges order Trump administration to use contingency funds for SNAP during shutdown

As the shutdown continues into its second month with no end in sight, federal judges issued orders in an effort to fund SNAP and put food on Americans' tables. Secret Service finds 17 'skimming' ...
Newsweek

SNAP Benefits: Mike Johnson Issues Update on Contingency Funds

House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, announced on Monday that around $5 billion in contingency funds are "not legally available" to cover Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP ...
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

SNAP’s Contingency Reserve Is Available for Regular SNAP Benefits, as USDA and OMB Have Ruled in Past

The Trump Administration recently claimed that SNAP benefits are not available for November 2025 because SNAP’s “contingency funds are not legally available to cover regular benefits.” [1] This stands ...
KHQ

USDA won't use contingency fund for food stamps during shutdown

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The USDA announced it will not use its contingency fund to cover food stamp benefits next month if the government shutdown persists, according to a memo obtained by CNN. This ...
IEEE

Design and Analysis of a Novel Compliant Actuator With Variable Stiffness by Spring Pretension Adjustment

Abstract: Variable stiffness actuators (VSA) are an emerging advanced driving method for robotic joint in physical human-robot interaction scenarios. This paper proposes a VSA based on adjusting the ...
IEEE

Analysis of Modular Multilevel Matrix Converter Considering Coupling of Electrical Variables Under Grid-side Asymmetric Faults

Abstract: The flexible low-frequency AC transmission system (LFAC) is a novel transmission scheme oriented to the efficient consumption of new energy resources. However, the safety operation of LFAC ...