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The Agriculture Departments domain. In fact, food stamps will cost taxpayers a projected 78 billion this year. A Staggering Amount thats more than double the amount. Other food asiftance. According to a just released poll, a majority of voters think most of the 46 million plus food stamp recipients are taking advantage and not truly in need. You heard stories of food stamp waste, fraud, and abuse. This hour we will also look at the cost of the recipients and the american character. During this s...

Gl good afternoon we begin as the nation hurtles towards a Government Shutdown with the right flank of republicans at the wheel and Speaker John Boehner casting the role of crash test dummy. Right now all eyes are on october 1st, the day the government runs out of money and the day the uninsured can begin enrolling in exchanges through the Affordable Care act. It is the effort to tie the two together in a continuing resolution to fund the government that is sowing seeds of division. If you didnt...

Good morning. Im melissa harrisperry. We begin with the breaking news still underway in nairobi, kenya. After 24 hours after a standoff began, masked gunman are still holed up in the building. At least 59 people are reported dead and 175 others injured. Four americans are among those hurt. A North Carolina woman was inside the mall at the time of the attack and described the scene. You could hear, while we were back there, them methodically going from store to store, talking to people, asking qu...

Sterling was shot by Police Outside of a Convenience Store in louisiana last july. A lot of unrest. Were watching the community very closely there. As we wait, other developments unfolding in the last couple of hours at the white house. Could the press Secretary Sean Spicer walk out with news about progress in the struggle to replace and repeal obamacare . We know that two key lawmakers have gone from no votes to yes votes after a meeting with the president. Well go and get reaction on how they ...

April 13th. It is 4 00 a. M. In the east. 11 00 a. M. In northern syria. We will have a report in a few minutes. In the book, fired fbi director james comey blasts donald trump in brutal terms calling him unethical and untethered to truth and insurantitutional val. Ego driven and personal loyalty. It exploded into public view last night. Cnn obtained a copy. Comey calls the Trump Presidency a forest fire and says aspects of the loyalty oath and boss in complete control reminded him of the days p...

During a Birthday Celebration. Why are so Many American women dying during childbirth . A look at a disturbing reality, especially for women of color. Golden moments. One actress prepares to make history, while not far away these hollywood veterans put on quite a show of their own. Good evening, the stalemate continues, the federal government still shut down, there was at least a meeting today. The Vice President tweeting a photo of republicans and democrats gathered around the table with him. O...

House. A federal Appeals Court ruled that congress can seek eight years of the president s tax returns from his accounting firm. And a judge ruled that the president broke the law when he raided military funds to build his border wall. Also, the president is shedding republican allies over his syria policy. The blowback from gop lawmakers after allowing turkey to attack our allies in Northern Syria is enough to warrant a response from secretary of state mike pompeo. This as the walls are closing...

Central Florida’s Puerto Rican community is at the center of a national fight over a bill that is renewed every 5 years by elected leaders in D.C.

Each year, the U.S. Congress allocates over $400 million for food assistance to support more than 250,000 residents of Puerto Rico who are able-bodied adults.

Legal immigrants deserve the care, support and affection of every American. May they all thrive here in peace and prosperity. But the comfort of illegal aliens should be the least of this country's concerns.