Key Trump legislation boosts border security while cutting food aid for millions
Analysts say the administration is making it harder for policymakers and the public to track the effects of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
This story was originally published on The Border Chronicle. You can subscribe to The Border Chronicle here.
In September, the Department of Agriculture announced it would no longer publish its annual Household Food Security Report, a key source of data on how many American households lack reliable access to food. The report will cease publication in October, after a final set of data for 2024 is released.
The report’s cancellation is part of a broader trend within the Trump administration to downplay government data that could reveal the outcomes of controversial policy decisions, from labor reports to climate science. In its cancellation announcement, the USDA stated that reports on American hunger are “politicized” and “do nothing more than fear monger.”
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