Two federal judges have ruled that the Trump administration must continue funding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program as the government shutdown threatens to cut off benefits for nearly 42 ...

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, is a major piece of the U.S. social safety net used by nearly 42 ...

Leading Republican lawmakers have dismissed attempts to push legislative carve-outs, or "rifle shot" bills, to alleviate Americans feeling the weight of the monthlong government shutdown.

The effort comes as the ongoing shutdown of the federal government threatens to disrupt benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, better known as SNAP.

The food drive comes as some federal employees who have missed one full paycheck and a partial paycheck during the shutdown are tightening their belts.

The Louisiana Department of Health has furloughed hundreds of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program employees amid the ongoing government shutdown.

Get live updates and the latest news as the government shutdown hits the one month mark, with Trump administration promising military paychecks but not SNAP funds.

LANSDALE — Montgomery County officials designated $500,000 in food assistance funds Friday as the federal government shutdown ...

The Trump administration had said SNAP food assistance wouldn’t be distributed in November because of the government shutdown. But on Friday, a judge ordered that contingency funds be distributed.

South Dakota's Democrats want Gov. Larry Rhoden to take a stand on the looming lapse in hunger-relief benefits in the state.

Your government is failing you right now. Poverty is not red or blue,” Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said at a Capitol Hill press conference alongside House Speaker Mike ...

States are resorting to last-ditch efforts to preserve access to groceries for their residents as the federal government was ready up until its Oct. 31 deadline to stop sending out food benefits ...