On October 1, 2025, the U.S. government shut down after Congress failed to pass the 12 annual appropriations bills or a stopgap funding resolution. That shutdown lasted 43 days, the longest in U.S.

Food banks are scrambling to keep up with a continued surge in demand as Bay Area families are still recovering from lapses in federal food benefits triggered by the government shutdown. The need ...

Stricter federal compliance rules and mounting backlogs have exposed a critical weakness in how states process SNAP benefits. Modernizing document workflows in these outdated, paper-heavy systems ...

The letter, dated Jan. 9, was posted on the X page of U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins. It says the USDA will be ...

When the government shutdown froze the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Evanston resident Alexia Burgess was one of thousands of parents across Illinois who did not receive her benefits, ...

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), a lifeline for millions of American families, is undergoing significant changes under the Trump administration, effective this December. These new ...

The Texas Department of Health and Human Services continues to distribute Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — The Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) says work requirements for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits are now being enforced in every county in ...

Senate Bill 1 in Indiana aims to add immigration checks for SNAP and Medicaid, potentially removing thousands of households ...