Video: A Judge Ordered Meta to Pay $567 Million, Another Gave HHS Until Noon
WYDE Weekly: the CLARITY Act misses its Senate deadline, SNAP enrollment drops by 4 million, HHS moves to erase 1,400 Head Start rules, and researchers use AI to design 16 working viruses.
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A Judge Ordered Meta to Pay $567 Million, Another Gave HHS Until Noon, and the Farm Bill Died by One Vote. Over 63,000 Meals.
WYDE Weekly: the CLARITY Act misses its Senate deadline, SNAP enrollment drops by 4 million, HHS moves to erase 1,400 Head Start rules, and researchers use AI to design 16 working viruses.
Aug 8, 2026 · 8 min read
States Just Took On SNAP's Bill, Fraud Topped $900 Million in a Week, and Philanthropy Wrote $1.2 Billion in Checks. Over 71,800 Meals.
WYDE Weekly: the SNAP cost shift hits states October 1, Fast Lab's $500 million COVID fraud plea, Bitget's $387.5 million hack, the Fed's first stablecoin rules, and Phil and Penny Knight's $1 billion gift to Oregon.
Sep 26, 2026 · 7 min read
The CLARITY Act Misses Its Senate Cloture Deadline Two Days Before the August Recess
Senate Majority Leader John Thune filed cloture Wednesday on a college sports bill, a spending vehicle, and an attorney general nomination, and left the crypto market structure bill off the list, stalling the CLARITY Act as ethics and stablecoin disputes stay unresolved.
Aug 5, 2026 · 3 min read