The Trump administration is narrowing longstanding interpretations of what it means to harm plants and animals protected under the Endangered Species Act.

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More than 5 million people are no longer getting food aid in the wake of a slew of cuts and changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. As changes to the program continue to unfold, rural Americans face unique problems.

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State officials can’t spend billions in federal funding to connect remote areas to the internet until the Trump administration provides information on how to use the money.

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Public health officials are still investigating how an outbreak of cyclospora, a parasite spread through human feces, ended up in the public food supply.

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Congressional lawmakers are looking to add rotisserie chicken to the list of foods people can purchase with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits. Currently, the program excludes hot and pre-prepared foods.

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