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California voters resoundingly approved Proposition 50, the ballot measure championed by Democrats to enact new congressional maps ahead of the 2026 midterms a fight that became as much a referendum on President Donald Trump as a question of redistricting.

Trump administration will provide only half of usual food stamp benefits in November; What's next for 600,000 Coloradans who lost SNAP food assistance; Latino advocates worry about long-term effects of racial profiling; Post-wildfires, toxic smoke a lasting health concern in CA.

Dick Cheney, Powerful Vice President and Washington Insider, Dies at 84; Minnesotans fan out for local elections; Ohio redistricting map draws bipartisan support but deep concern; Report: Kentucky caregivers increasingly face financial hardship.

SNAP Update: treasury secretary reveals potential payout date; Washington shutdown hinders Nebraska farm finances; Rural Mainers lose primary care access due to Medicaid funding cuts; FL city proclamation celebrates USPS 250th anniversary; Report: Child poverty rate soars to 15% in Nevada.

Supreme Court confronts Trump and his tariffs in test of presidential power; OR health care workers threaten walkout, demand end to unpaid labor; WI's Door County residents call in-person CAFO hearing a 'win;' Cancellation of digital equity grants hinders ID libraries.

Judge says she'll likely order Trump administration to send SNAP funds to states; IN families face food crisis as federal shutdown drags on; PA faces high-stakes retention vote for Supreme Court justices; IL conservation groups question McDonald's sustainability pledge; TN's Sevier Co. mayor backs FEMA reforms, faster disaster aid.

FBI director says 'potential terrorist attack' over Halloween weekend was averted; Dia de Los Muertos: NM celebrates, CA cancels events amid ICE fears; Cleveland retailers face new tobacco license rule; Many Virginia inpatient health care beds in flood zones, report finds.

Hurricane Melissa leaves trail of destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica; Young plaintiffs take federal climate fight to appeals court; Bill aims to protect VA federal employees from evictions, repossessions; MA families face double whammy of delayed heating and food aid; Colorado voters to decide fate of 'Healthy School Meals for All' program.

Trump and Xi ease off the trade war, but new nuclear threat brings a chill; Report outlines steps to strengthen rural Michigan amid shutdown; Clinic helps North Carolinians clear criminal records for free; IN youth want answers on their path to adulthood.

Hurricane Melissa plows across Jamaica, its eye now moving toward Cuba; Israel launches strikes on Gaza after Netanyahu orders 'powerful' attacks; HIV outbreak in ME shows risk of federal crackdown on homelessness; Iowans face changes to Medicare plans; WI Farmers Union calls for policy investments in rural Wisconsin.