Congress is working toward a new Farm Bill — and despite the name, this isn't just about farms.

For millions of families across this country, the Farm Bill determines whether there is enough food on the table.

That's because the single largest part of the Farm Bill is nutrition assistance — programs like SNAP that help seniors, veterans, children, and working families afford groceries when times are tough. In the richest country on Earth, that should not be controversial.

Today in 1770, British troops fired on American colonists expressing their displeasure with the King's rule. They killed 5 American colonists in an event which would come to be known as the Boston Massacre.

The Boston Massacre is crucial to the foundation of our country and is at the core of what it means to be an American. We stand up for ourselves, and for each other, in the face of tyranny and repression.

Days ago, the Trump administration, in coordination with Israel, conducted military strikes on Iran, which resulted in the deaths of several senior Iranian officials, including Ayatollah Khamenei, and six U.S. servicemembers.

Administration officials cited at first an "imminent threat to the United States" and framed these strikes as a preemptive measure.

In the days since, that story has begun to unravel.