As the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) program faces a weekend cutoff due to the U.S. government shutdown, states are stepping in to support low-income families who depend on the aid for food.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) on Thursday said the city will fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the separate program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) for the month

Senators from both parties are begging for bipartisan negotiations, saying they're tired of spending time away from Washington during the government shutdown. Driving the news: Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — more commonly known as SNAP, or food stamps — is a key benefits program that serves more than 40 million people across the country. Now, the shutdown is threatening to suspend benefits, raising concerns over where millions of people who rely on the program will turn to for food.

Cracks are forming in the Senate GOP conference over whether benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) should be allowed to lapse this weekend. Republicans have been

With federal paychecks on hold and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits at risk, D.C.-area groups are racing to feed more people in need. Why it matters: The region is already struggling to meet a surge in demand following federal job losses and funding cuts.

West Virginia’s system for distributing electronic SNAP benefits isn’t set up to receive an infusion of state dollars, according to the governor and lawmakers, leaving the state’s food banks and pantries in need of donations to keep people fed during the delayed food benefits.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that she authorized the use of local funds to make sure that residents enrolled in the SNAP and WIC programs will receive their benefits amid the ongoing government shutdown.

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