{"id":170180,"date":"2025-11-01T02:24:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T02:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/trump-news-at-a-glance-friday-rulings-hamper-administration-on-food-stamps-voting-access-the-guardian\/"},"modified":"2025-11-01T02:24:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T02:24:15","slug":"trump-news-at-a-glance-friday-rulings-hamper-administration-on-food-stamps-voting-access-the-guardian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/trump-news-at-a-glance-friday-rulings-hamper-administration-on-food-stamps-voting-access-the-guardian\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump news at a glance: Friday rulings hamper administration on food stamps, voting access – The Guardian"},"content":{"rendered":"

President Trump received a trio of legal setbacks \u2013 key US politics stories from 31 October at a glance
President Trump received a trio of legal setbacks Friday related to the government shutdown and his attempts to tweak voting access in US elections.
First, two federal judges issued back-to-back rulings in separate cases ordering the administration to use contingency funds to continue paying for food stamps under the Snap program.
One judge in Rhode Island<\/a> blocked the Trump administration<\/a> from suspending all food aid for millions of Americans, in a case brought by a group of US cities, non-profit organizations and a trade union. At almost the same time, in a separate but similar case, a judge in Massachusetts<\/a> ruled that the government must continue to fund the program that helps low-income households stave off food insecurity, in a case brought by the Democratic attorneys general from 22 states and the District of Columbia and three governors who sued the administration.
And later Friday, a US district judge in Washington DC ruled that Trump\u2019s proof-of-citizenship directive to overhaul US elections was unconstitutional.
\u201cBecause our constitution assigns responsibility for election regulation to the states and to Congress, this court holds that the president lacks the authority to direct such changes,\u201d judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly wrote in her opinion.
That\u2019s a blow to the administration and its allies who have argued that such a mandate is necessary to restore public confidence that only Americans are voting in US elections.
Two federal judges issued back-to-back rulings on Friday in separate cases ordering the Trump administration<\/a> to use contingency funds to continue paying for food stamps during the government shutdown.
A federal judge in Rhode Island<\/a> blocked the Trump administration<\/a> from suspending all food aid for millions of Americans, in a case brought by a group of US cities, non-profit organizations and a trade union.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
Donald Trump<\/strong>\u2019s request to add a documentary proof of citizenship requirement to the federal voter registration form cannot be enforced, a federal judge ruled today.
US district judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly<\/strong> in Washington DC sided with Democratic and civil rights groups that sued the Trump administration<\/a> over his executive order to overhaul US elections. She ruled that the proof-of-citizenship directive is an unconstitutional violation of the separation of powers<\/strong>, dealing a blow to the administration and its allies.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
Trump\u2019s justice department on Thursday asked election officials<\/a> in Fulton county, Georgia, to turn over records related to the 2020 election, a request that underscores how the administration is trying to revive one of the president\u2019s biggest falsehoods about the election he lost five years ago.
Investigators have cleared<\/a> Fulton county of malfeasance in 2020. Nonetheless, a Republican majority on the board voted to reopen<\/a> the investigation last year.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
Harrison Ford<\/a> has said that Donald Trump<\/a>\u2019s assault on measures to address the climate crisis \u201cscares the shit out of me\u201d and makes the US president among the worst criminals in history.
In a blistering attack, Ford told the Guardian Trump \u201cdoesn\u2019t have any policies, he has whims. It scares the shit out of me. The ignorance, the hubris, the lies, the perfidy. [Trump] knows better, but he\u2019s an instrument of the status quo and he\u2019s making money, hand over fist, while the world goes to hell in a handbasket.\u201d
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
The historic shifts in US immigration under Donald Trump<\/a> have been dictated by Stephen Miller, the president\u2019s immigration<\/a> czar, who in recent months has turned the state department\u2019s visa and refugee operations into what some current and former diplomats have described as a personal fiefdom.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, has said she will not suspend the US government\u2019s aggressive immigration crackdown in Illinois over Halloween<\/a><\/strong>, denying a request from the state\u2019s governor that children might enjoy the holiday \u201cwithout fear\u201d.
Trump called on the Senate to scrap the filibuster, so that the Republican majority can bypass Democrats and reopen the federal government.<\/a> <\/strong>The Senate majority leader, John Thune, a Republican known for defending Senate traditions, has repeatedly rejected proposals to weaken or remove the 60-vote rule.
What is the filibuster and why does Trump want to get rid of it? Here\u2019s what you need to know.<\/a><\/strong>
More than half of Americans disapprove of Donald Trump\u2019s demolition of the White House\u2019s East Wing and the construction of a new ballroom<\/a><\/strong>, according to a new poll<\/a> from the Washington Post, ABC News and Ipsos. According to the poll, 56% of the respondents disagree with Trump\u2019s recent move while 28% are in favor of it.
White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller was the driving force behind a purge of Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents who had investigated Donald Trump, a new book reveals.<\/a><\/strong>
Catching up? Here\u2019s what happened 30 October 2025.<\/em><\/p>\n

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