SNAP, USDA and data sharing
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California has joined 21 states in a lawsuit to stop the Trump administration from forcing states to give information about residents receiving SNAP benefits.
Twenty-one states, led by Attorney General Nick Brown, are suing the USDA for demanding personal data of SNAP recipients, claiming it breaches privacy laws and constitutional limits.
Darren Beattie, who was fired as a speechwriter during President Donald Trump’s first term after CNN revealed that he spoke at a conference attended by White nationalists, will now serve as the acting president of the US Institute of Peace, a senior State Department official said.