USDA delays grocery store rule after Mamdani appeal to Trump
Politico reports that the USDA is giving grocery and convenience stores 90 more days to comply with a new SNAP stocking rule requiring them to sell more fruits, dairy, vegetables, and grains, a delay New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani says he secured after appealing directly to President Trump that the rule would hurt bodegas and working New Yorkers. Republican senators had also urged more time, while some anti-hunger groups warn the rule could push some retailers out of SNAP entirely, and the convenience store lobby's Margaret Mannion called the delay a win for retailers and SNAP families.