Marjorie Taylor Greene announces resignation from Congress after Trump spat

Marjorie Taylor Greene announces resignation from Congress after Trump spat.

New SNAP work requirements going into effect soon.

In a social media post uploaded this evening, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) announced she will resign from Congress after her recent very public feud with President Trump. She will leave office Jan. 5, 2026.

In her 10-minute video explaining her decision, Greene voiced her frustration with machine politics in Washington and her disappointment in Trump after her years of loyalty to him. She also said that her service in Congress had caused her to miss important family events and that she wanted to dedicate herself to “living my life to the fullest”. She did, however, leave the door open to seeking political office in the future.

There has been recent speculation that Greene may be mulling a run for President in 2028. However, there are other possibilities. During her recent public spat with Trump, Trump said he had told Greene not to run for Senate or for Governor of Georgia. Greene previously said she would not run for governor in 2026 so that she could remain in Congress to advance Trump’s agenda. Given her recent public break with Trump, Greene may be re-evaluating her options.

Georgia has a “resign to run” law which would prevent Greene from continuing to serve as a US Representative if she were to enter Georgia’s gubernatorial election.

New SNAP work requirements going into effect soon

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP beneficiaries across the country are still recovering from weeks of disruption due to the recent shutdown. Even now that funds are flowing, recipients in some states are still experiencing delays. Food banks across the country have been straining to keep up with ever increasing demand and ever rising food prices in recent months. Their volunteers and administrators believe demand will only grow in the coming months.

Earlier this year, Republicans pushed through drastic cuts to both Medicaid and SNAP in the so-called Big Beautiful Bill. The law added work requirements to SNAP and ended work exemptions for homeless people, veterans and young adults leaving foster care.

In order to receive SNAP benefits, physically and mentally able adults aged 18-64 (without children under 14) will have to work, volunteer or participate in job training for at least 80 hours a month. Those who don’t meet these requirements will be limited to three months of benefits in a three-year period. That clock starts in December 2025.

In the first eight months of this year, an average of 22.7 million families received some SNAP benefits each month. The changes in the Big Beautiful Bill are projected to deny or significantly reduce benefits for 22.3 million families in the US.