The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved a total of 18 state waivers to create healthier options for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly known as food stamps.

Six more states recently submitted waivers to the USDA to reform food stamp options, removing junk food, including sodas and candy. Hawaii, Missouri, North Dakota, South Carolina, Virginia, and Tennessee have all had their waivers approved by the agency.

In total, 18 states are now on track for food stamp reforms, all set to go into effect sometime in 2026. The twelve other states in the MAHA (Make America Healthy Again) fold are Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, and West Virginia.

Sixteen of the 18 states are notably considered red states; the only two Democratic-run states that have submitted the health waivers are Colorado and Hawaii.

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Every state is banning the purchase of soda with food stamps, with some states also banning sweetened beverages and energy drinks. States such as Arkansas, Idaho, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Missouri, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas are banning candy purchases through SNAP.

West Virginia, Utah, Nebraska, Iowa, and Indiana will make their MAHA changes effective January 1, 2026. Other states will follow, with the last implementation set to take effect in Missouri in October 2026.

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The changes have been a joint effort between Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins.

“Thank you to the 18 governors who are leading the charge on SNAP reform to restore the health of Americans — especially our kids. Their courageous leadership is exactly what we need to Make America Healthy Again,” Kennedy said in a statement about the momentum. “We cannot continue a system that forces taxpayers to fund programs that make people sick and then pay a second time to treat the illnesses those very programs help create.”

Rollins highlighted President Donald Trump’s involvement, stating, “President Trump has made it clear: we are restoring SNAP to its true purpose – nutrition.”

“Under the MAHA initiative, we are taking bold, historic steps to reverse the chronic disease epidemic that has taken root in this country for far too long,” Rollins added. “America’s governors are answering that call with courage and innovation, offering solutions that honor the generosity of the taxpayer while helping families live longer, healthier lives.”

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Hollywood reels after the gruesome deaths of iconic director Rob Reiner and his wife, and the arrest of their son. The FBI says it foiled a major left-wing terrorist plot in Southern California, and the manhunt continues for the Brown University shooter.

It’s Tuesday, December 16, 2025, and this is the news you need to know to start your day. Today’s edition of the Morning Wire podcast can be heard below, and the video version can be seen on The Daily Wire:

Reiner Murders

Hollywood icon Rob Reiner, 78, and his wife, Michele, 70, were found dead in their Los Angeles home on Sunday, and authorities determined that they were “victims of homicide.” Emergency responders were called to the home around 3:30 p.m. for a medical aid request. When firefighters arrived, they discovered the couple’s bodies. It’s been widely reported that their throats were cut. The Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office hasn’t officially released its causes of death yet, but the LAPD has classified them as homicides. The Reiners’ son, 32-year-old Nick Reiner, was taken into custody later that night and “booked for murder,” according to police. He has reportedly struggled with substance abuse that create conflicts in the household. The Los Angeles Times reports that Rob and Nick got into an argument on Saturday at a party at Conan O’Brien’s home.

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Police said homicide detectives will present their case to the L.A. County District Attorney’s Office on Tuesday, when officials will determine which charges to file.

Leftwing Terror Plot Thwarted

On Monday, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that after a thorough investigation, the Department of Justice thwarted a “massive and horrific” left-wing terror plot to bomb a number of locations across Southern California on New Year’s Eve. The plan was allegedly being organized by a faction of the Turtle Island Liberation Front, a leftist group that holds anti-Israel, anti-capitalist, and anti-American views. Bondi simply said this had been a long investigation, but it appears the turning point came when the FBI obtained clear plans for a terror attack. According to a DOJ affidavit obtained by Daily Wire White House correspondent Mary Margaret Olohan, one of the group’s leaders, Audrey Carroll, 30, of Los Angeles, unknowingly provided an 8-page outline of the plot to a law enforcement source. That document, dubbed Operation Midnight Sun, outlined plans to drop backpacks containing IEDs at five separate locations across Los Angeles and Orange counties on New Year’s Eve. Carroll, along with three other individuals also living in the L.A. area, was charged with conspiracy and possession of an unregistered destructive device. The FBI said the targets chosen included large American corporations–they didn’t give any names but said they were “similar to Amazon.”

The Hunt For The Brown University Gunman Continues

Law enforcement continues to investigate a shooting at Brown University that killed two students and injured nine others. The Providence, Rhode Island, community has been deeply unsettled since officials released a person of interest late Sunday night after concluding the man they had detained was not the gunman. Authorities have continued a frenzied manhunt for the suspect, releasing additional images and video of a person of interest on Monday. The FBI offered a $50,000 reward for information leading to the identification, arrest, and conviction of the individual