Federal funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, used by 42 million Americans, is set to run dry on Saturday as the U.S. government shutdown continues.

Democrats are working to balance their health care demands and find solutions for SNAP, with Democratic Sen. Ben Ray Luján on Wednesday introducing legislation that would direct the USDA to release available contingency funds to ensure benefits under SNAP and the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program continue during the shutdown.

A post on X has gone viral for claiming that Project 2025 promoted removing children from single-parent SNAP households.

Grocery prices have been on the rise for a while now, and many shoppers are searching for discounts to further stretch their dollar. That pressure is only magnified for those that receive benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) — over 41 million people (or 12.3% of the U.S. population).

What to know about the federally funded Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, sometimes referred to as food stamps.

It is difficult to talk about ‘healthy choices’ when families face empty refrigerators,” a pediatric specialist says.

In a news release about $4 million going to the Utah Food Bank, the state's top elected leaders blamed Democrats for the federal shutdown, even as Republican control all branches of government.

In the first quarter of 2024, nearly 177,000 fraud incidents were reported. The CDC noted that 2024-2025 data found that SNAP recipients continue to face disproportionately high rates of obesity and diabetes,