The Trump administration is appealing a judge’s order to fully fund the SNAP food aid program this month. A U-S district judge directed the administration to distribute November’s full SNAP benefits. But Trump officials have asked a federal appeals court to block the order. The administration said it doesn’t want to spend more money than is available in a contingency fund. Federal food aid to tens of millions of Americans has been cut because of the ongoing government shutdown.
The Trump administration is appealing a judge’s order to fully fund the SNAP food aid program this month. A U-S district judge directed the administration to distribute November’s full SNAP benefits. But Trump officials have asked a federal appeals court to block the order. The administration said it doesn’t want to spend more money than is available in a contingency fund. Federal food aid to tens of millions of Americans has been cut because of the ongoing government shutdown.
U.S. President Donald Trump welcomed Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to the White House on Friday for a discussion about Hungary's reliance on Russian oil at a time when Trump has been working to wean nations off of it.
Orban, a long-time Trump ally, arrived at the White House at midday on Friday for his first bilateral meeting with Trump since the Republican leader and former New York businessman returned to power in January.
The two leaders are like-minded in their anti-immigration stances, but the topic of Russian oil is a sticking point in the relationship. Trump has insisted that European nations stop buying it as a way to dry up Moscow's funding for its invasion of Ukraine.
Hungary has maintained its reliance on Russian energy since the start of the 2022 conflict in Ukraine, prompting criticism from several European Union and NATO allies.
Hungarian officials said in the run-up to the meeting that Orban aims to discuss a path to a U.S.-Russia meeting and seek exemptions from U.S. energy sanctions.
Trump said last month that he would meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Hungarian capital, but the meeting was put on hold after Russia rejected a ceasefire.
"All diplomatic negotiations are hard, but I expect a friendly and easy negotiation," Orban told Hungarian state news media ahead of the meeting when asked if he expected tough talks on exemptions from sanctions on Russian oil companies.
State news agency MTI said that on his flight to Washington, Orban called the topic of energy sanctions "serious" and said that "stakes were high," although he did not expect the talks with Trump on this topic to be difficult.
"I know the president, he knows me, we know the subject, we simply have to reach an agreement," Orban was quoted as saying by MTI.
The two leaders also plan to discuss ways of greater economic cooperation between the United States and Hungary. The White House said the leaders would discuss "areas of mutual interest" and hinted some deals could result.
"The American people can expect more good deals out of Prime Minister Orban’s visit spanning various industries,” a White House official said.
The Hungarian leader, who faces an election in 2026, has cultivated a strong personal rapport with Trump over the years, although there are tensions as well as Orban's pro-China policies.
A tangible sign of improved ties under the Trump administration came last month when the U.S. fully restored Hungary's status in its visa waiver program.
Hungary has pushed back against plans by the European Commission to phase out the EU's imports of all Russian gas and liquefied natural gas by the end of 2027, deepening a rift with Brussels over relations with Moscow.
International Monetary Fund figures show Hungary relied on Russia for 74% of its gas and 86% of its oil in 2024, and the Fund warned that an EU-wide cutoff of Russian natural gas alone could force output losses in Hungary exceeding 4% of GDP.
Ratings agency S&P noted that Hungary has one of the most energy-intensive economies in Europe – and that its domestic refineries are built to process Russian Urals crude oil. While it said gas supplies from Azerbaijan and Qatar could help replace Russian supply, it warned that Hungary’s fiscal and external accounts remain vulnerable to an energy shock.
Senate Republicans blocked a Democratic effort to require congressional approval before President Donald Trump could launch attacks on Venezuelan soil. The legislation failed in a narrow 49-51 vote, with only two Republicans — Senators Rand Paul and Lisa Murkowski — supporting it.
The vote comes as the U.S. builds up naval forces in the Caribbean to target drug-smuggling operations. Trump says the military campaign is intended to protect Americans from deadly narcotics.
A divided federal appeals court in Ohio has sided with students in a major free speech ruling, saying a suburban Columbus school district cannot ban gender-related language that some might find offensive.
The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals found that Olentangy Local Schools violated students’ First Amendment rights by enforcing a policy requiring the use of peers’ “preferred pronouns.” The court said the district “fell far short” of proving that allowing such speech would disrupt school activities or infringe on the rights of others.
The decision reverses an earlier ruling and sends the case back to a lower court to block the district from enforcing the policy. The ruling is expected to reignite the national debate over gender and free speech in schools.
OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, is facing seven lawsuits in California accusing its AI of contributing to multiple suicides and causing psychological harm.
The cases, filed this week, allege wrongful death, assisted suicide, and negligence. They claim OpenAI released its latest model, GPT-4o, despite internal warnings that it could be manipulative and dangerously influential.
Four of the alleged victims reportedly died by suicide, and families say the AI encouraged delusions.
OpenAI says it is reviewing the lawsuits. The cases are expected to renew discussions over the safety and regulation of artificial intelligence.
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