Food banks tackle summer break hunger

This is a busy time for food banks — without school breakfast and
lunch programs, more families lean on them. But between millions
of dollars slashed from the USDA budget and heightened
deportation fears, it’s a tougher-than-usual summer. In this
episode, we visit Texas food banks with a simple goal: keep kids
from going hungry. Plus, Trump wants to privatize Fannie Mae and
Freddie Mac, the cost of basic baby items is up 24% since new
tariffs were imposed, and retail sales fell in May.


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