đ˘ Power to the People News â November 9, 2025 | Updates and Actions You Can Take Today
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đź Corporate Donors to Trumpâs White House Ballroom Beset by Conflicts Received $279 Billion in Government Contracts in the Past Five Years
Public Citizen is reporting that major corporate benefactors of the Trump White House have received a staggering $279 billion in federal contracts, exposing a network of influence that raises serious questions about democracy, accountability, and plutocratic control of government. â Common Dreams
đď¸ Supreme Court lets Trump pause full SNAP payments for now
The Supreme Court has allowed Donald Trumpâs administration to temporarily halt full SNAP (food stamp) payments while legal challenges proceed. The decision means millions of low-income Americans could face reduced food assistance as the case moves forward.â CNN
đ˛What Does It Feel Like to Be Older and Hungry? Trump Doesnât Care.
Americans living on fixed incomes are being forced into food insecurity, healthcare precarity, and loss of dignity as social programs like SNAP and Medicaid face cuts under Donald Trumpâs administration â and that this erosion is taking place even as he enjoys full security and comfort. This signals a broader shift toward authoritarian governance where capitalismâs safety nets are stripped to benefit the few.â Truthout
đ˝ This Could Be How the Shutdown Ends
A closed government just cost nearly 42 million Americans their food assistance. The shutdown has drained major anti-hunger programs, putting food assistance at risk and suggesting that the collapse of safety nets could force a deal. â The Atlantic
đ Florida college that faced DeSantis takeover becomes first to sign Trump pledge
New College of Florida has announced its intent to be the first public university to sign Donald Trumpâs higher-education compact, signaling a major institutional shift to align with his administrationâs ideological framework for academia. â The Hill
đłď¸ VICTORY: Groups Successfully Strike Down Provision of Anti-Voter Executive Order
A coalition of civil-rights and voting-rights organizations successfully challenged a federal executive-order clause designed to suppress voter access, marking a major win for democracy advocates. â Campaign Legal Center
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Bridgeport advocates cheer ICE protection resolution
In Connecticut, advocacy coalitions celebrated the passage of a municipal resolution protecting immigrants from deportation by ICE, marking a local win in the broader fight for sanctuary cities and immigrant rights. â CT Mirror
đŠââď¸ Judge Permanently Blocks National Guard Deployments to Portland for ICE Protests
With her temporary block expiring, Judge Karin Immergut said the Trump administration had failed to prove that protesters were hampering President Trumpâs policies. â NY Times
𼪠Jury acquits D.C. âsandwich guyâ charged with chucking a sub at a federal agent
Sean Dunn faced a single misdemeanor after federal grand jurors refused to indict him on the felony charge sought by prosecutors. â NBC News
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