
The Country
As SNAP shrinks, the school cafeteria is next
Millions of children are losing food aid. Free lunch was supposed to be the floor. The floor is moving.
The Rocket News · Washington · September 3, 2026
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U.S. Edition · Vol. III No. 247
Trump calls the Iran war “small potatoes.” Diesel is $5.85. Eighteen Americans are dead. · Paco Baca: “Demencrazy” on the road to the Strait of Hormuz · Washington approves a $5 billion bomb sale to Saudi Arabia · Labor Day drivers face the highest holiday gas prices on record · Trump asks the Supreme Court to green-light USPS limits on mail ballots
Desk
The country, beyond the capital.