News Alerts of the hour – President Donald Trump

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• Update ⋅ November 9, 2025 NEWS President Donald Trump doubles down on the economy despite a strong rebuke from voters – NBC News NBC News Even as Republicans have started to feel political heat on economic issues, President Donald Trump has continued to insist that the economy is better than ever.
• Democrats seize on President Donald Trump administration's efforts to fight food stamp payments – AP News AP News The President Donald Trump administration's legal efforts to fight having to fully fund food stamps for millions of vulnerable Americans is creating an opening for .
• US Supreme Court lets President Donald Trump withhold $4 billion in food aid funding for now | Reuters Reuters The USDA memo came the same day that the administration also asked a federal appeals court to block the judge's order.
• Weekend session gets off to slow start in Senate as lawmakers look for a way out of shutdown AP News The Senate's first weekend session since the shutdown began has yielded few signs of progress.
• Unions Slam President Donald Trump for Giving China a Pass on Shipbuilding – Yahoo Finance Yahoo Finance (Bloomberg) — A group of labor unions led by the United Steelworkers slammed the President Donald Trump administration for suspending port fees on Chinese ships .