Federal cuts to SNAP benefits and soaring food prices are causing a "skyrocketing hunger crisis," said Joel Berg, CEO of the New York-based nonprofit Hunger Free America.
A person could be denied permanent residency in the United States under the Trump administration's revived "public charge" rule that seeks to curtail use of public benefits by immigrants.
About 68 million Americans face possible reductions of 22% to their benefits by 2032 unless Congress acts, according to a new report by Social Security Administration trustees released last month.
Work requirements to receive SNAP benefits were included in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Maintaining eligibility is increasingly difficult for people who need assistance, experts say.
After declining to release its plan, the Philadelphia Soccer 2026 host committee finally made it public. Human rights advocates say the plan lacks specifics and comes too late.
"Whenever bullets fly around Trump," people want to buy his statue, says Steven Barber, former Malvern resident who commissions bronze homages to the president.
Gov. Josh Shapiro, Gritty, and the Philly Phanatic were all on hand for a pep rally ahead of Pennsylvania's major celebrations and sporting events this summer.
