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.

Eighteen states will restrict what SNAP users can buy with their benefits in 2026, including soda, candy, and energy drinks.

New work requirements went into effect at the start of February for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Tens of millions of Americans rely on the program to help pay for food or ...

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – New federal requirements for SNAP benefits went into effect February 1st, delegating stricter regulations in place for some of the half a million South Carolinians who ...

Work requirements are kicking in for more older adults and parents of teenagers across the U.S. who get help with groceries through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The implementation ...

The Tennessee Department of Human Services is asking for $58 million to keep federal SNAP benefits flowing this year.

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Gov. Andy Beshear is reassuring the more than 600,000 Kentuckians who rely on SNAP they won’t lose their benefits again as President Donald Trump’s administration makes new threats to ...

Advocates say expanded work rules and a three-month time limit are now leading some residents to lose benefits ...

Recent federal changes require more Oregonians receiving SNAP food benefits to meet work or training requirements to maintain ...

Starting in April, Florida SNAP recipients will no longer be able to use benefits for certain unhealthy items. Here's what to ...

The Trump administration is asking states to turn over information about people who receive federal food assistance. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rawlings said yesterday is to eliminate abuse in ...