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How SNAP benefits for 42 million Americans could be saved during the shutdown

Trump's USDA has refused to release contingency funds for SNAP benefits, and Congress remains gridlocked.

'It makes you angry:' LGBTQ+ food pantries prepare for end of SNAP benefits

As SNAP runs out of money, LGBTQ+ community centers and nonprofits are feeding people when the government won't.

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USDA website blames SNAP benefits expiring on trans people, immigrants amid shutdown

The benefits, which are set to expire on November 1 due to the government shutdown, will lead to millions of people struggling to secure access to food.

Donald Trump's anti-LGBTQ+ cabinet: An in-depth look

Trump's 2.0 cabinet is a cast of characters from right-wing television and MAGA politics. Here are their LGBTQ+ rights records.

The huge banner of a glaring Trump in front of the USDA is a literal sign the U.S. has lost its democracy

Opinion: When public spaces glorify the ruler, dissent is silenced, and history is rewritten, it's the end of America as we knew it, writes John Casey.

Maine Gov. Janet Mills hits back after Trump sues state for transgender sports policies

The Trump Administration is suing Maine for allowing trans girls to participate in girls sports, but Gov. Mills says this "has never been about the protection of women and girls."

Justice Dept. pulls 'nonessential' funds from Maine prison system over trans inmate housed with women

Attorney General Pam Bondi made the announcement on Fox & Friends.

Trump officials kill federal research on safer period products over mention of transgender men

The study is meant to improve health during menstruation.

Transgender Archaeologist Fired From Federal Job After Posing With AR-15

She says there’s a double standard, claiming that if she were a right-wing gun enthusiast, her video would be considered a First Amendment expression of a Second Amendment right.