📢 Power to the People News — November 8, 2025 | Updates and Actions You Can Take Today
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🧑⚖️ Judge Orders Trump Administration to Fully Fund Food Stamps This Month
The Justice Department later said it would appeal, leaving the program known as SNAP in limbo. - NY Times
🛑 Trump administration asks appeals court to immediately halt ruling on SNAP funding
The Trump administration is seeking to stop SNAP payments by invoking the Unitary Executive Theory — which is essentially a fancy way of saying that the President of the United States should be allowed to do whatever he wants without accountability or checks from the other two branches of government. -
🏛️ Supreme Court lets Trump pause full SNAP payments for now
The Supreme Court has allowed Donald Trump’s 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. - CNN
🏌️♂️ The Missing President
Despite a one-month long government shutdown, President Trump has notably avoided direct engagement with Congress or public addresses, raising questions about leadership, strategy and the use of crisis for political leverage. — The Atlantic
💼 Congressional staff warned of first missed paycheck amid government shutdown
Because appropriations legislation has not been passed, staffers in the United States House of Representatives have been informed that their October 31 paycheck will be delayed until after funding is restored — a signal of how the shutdown is affecting beyond federal agencies. — Axios
🗳️ What Tuesday’s elections mean for the future of abortion rights
Democrats’ commanding victories in the 2025 elections, including gubernatorial wins in Virginia and New Jersey, will shield abortion rights in states that have become havens for people fleeing abortion bans. Virginia Democrats now control the house, senate and governor’s mansion for the first time since Roe fell, positioning them to pass a constitutional amendment adding abortion rights to the state constitution. — The Guardian
💊 Telemedicine abortion requests doubled after Dobbs, UW study says
Telehealth requests for medication abortion jumped 155% in the eight months after the Dobbs decision, with demand highest among those living farthest from brick-and-mortar clinics. Researchers analyzed over 16,000 requests across 18 states where abortion remains legal, finding that geographic barriers continue to shape access even in states protecting reproductive rights. — The Seattle Times
🏥 Iowa doesn’t have enough OB-GYNs. Is the state’s abortion ban part of the problem?
Iowa ranks last among all states for OB-GYNs per capita, with doctors citing the state’s strict abortion ban as a deterrent to practicing there due to fears of criminal liability and loss of medical licenses. The state’s abortion restrictions compound an already critical shortage, with one-third of Iowa counties classified as maternity care deserts and rising maternal mortality rates. — NPR
⚖️ New York judge tosses Texas lawsuit over abortion pills shield law
A New York judge dismissed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s lawsuit attempting to enforce a $100,000 judgment against an Ulster County clerk who refused to file penalties against a New York doctor for prescribing abortion medication to a Texas woman. The ruling affirmed New York’s shield law protections for abortion providers, marking the first major test of conflicting state abortion laws in the post-Roe era. — The Hill
💥 Urgent Calls to Action to Protect Democracy:
Click here to Tell Trump: Release Emergency Funds to Feed Families Now
Click here: Governors must stand up to Trump and demand SNAP funding for November.
Click here to Protect Free Speech from Government Suppression
Click here to Tell Lawmakers to support: MEDICARE FOR ALL
Click here to Tell Your Member of Congress: Expand the Supreme Court to protect our voting and civil rights, create term limits, and institute a code of ethics
Click here to Send a message to your lawmaker: Everyone deserves to live in a community free of gun violence
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