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‘A fatal blow’: Italian producers fear effects of Trump’s ‘war against pasta’

"It’s a real pity,” laments Antonio Rummo of Donald Trump’s latest target in his ever-evolving tariff war: Italian pasta. Rummo is the sixth-generation grandson of the founder of Pasta Rummo, who opened a wheat mill in Benevento in southern Italy in 1846, using the family’s three horses to lug grain from the surrounding Campania region and Puglia to produce fresh pasta. “Demand for premium pasta in the US has been growing,” says Rummo. Appreciated by consumers for a traditional processing...

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Scoop: Trump admin warns of "insufficient funds" for food stamps

The Trump administration is warning states that there will be "insufficient funds" to pay full Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits if the government shutdown extends past October, Axios has learned. Why it matters: It's the administration's latest warning of painful consequences if the shutdown continues, as military service members are set to miss their first paycheck and federal agencies begin mass layoffs...

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White House Says ‘Substantial’ Federal Firings Begin as Shutdown Drags On

The White House budget office said Friday that mass firings of federal workers have begun, escalating pressure on Democratic lawmakers as the government shutdown entered its 10th day. Russ Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget, announced the move on X, formerly Twitter, writing that “the RIFs have begun,” referring to reduction-in-force plans aimed at cutting the size of the federal workforce. An agency spokesperson described the layoffs as “substantial” but declined to...

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Trump, AstraZeneca unveil drug pricing breaks for US consumers

President Donald Trump said Friday he has struck a deal with British pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca to lower U.S. drug prices. “Today, AstraZeneca is committing to offer all of their prescription medications to Medicaid at most favored nations prices,” Trump said during a White House news conference. The president said AstraZeneca will also list many of its most popular drugs online at TrumpRx, a new website that will allow people to buy medications directly from manufacturers. The...

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Eric Adams relates his own indictment to Letitia James: ‘Let the process play out’

New York Mayor Eric Adams urged the public to “let the process play out” after New York Attorney General Letitia James‘s indictment. Adams also pointed to his own prosecution, which he felt was political, in relating to James’s recent fraud indictment. “I’m going to do the same thing to her what I ask of everyone when I was going through my situation,” Adams said, “let the process play out.” Adams relayed that he felt the weight of public attacks and smears against him...