Many states have taken steps to replace suspended federal SNAP benefits but Connecticut lawmakers say Gov. Lamont’s response is inadequate.

More Americans are turning to food banks to help fill the assistance gap, but administrators caution they aren't designed to act as a safety net for a government program.

Federal judges have ordered the Trump administration to deploy emergency funds, but food assistance money still faces delays.

Two federal judges ruled nearly simultaneously on Friday that President Donald Trump's administration must continue to fund SNAP, the nation's biggest food aid program, using contingency funds during ...

When Post Falls resident Gerri Pope received an Idaho Department of Health and Welfare letter in late October telling her she wouldn't receive her SNAP benefits in November if the government shutdown ...

More likely than not, someone in your community – whether friend, family or neighbor – uses SNAP benefits. As millions of people could lose access to food assistance programs during the government ...

Federal judges have ruled that the Trump administration must continue funding SNAP during the government shutdown. Friday's decisions came just before ...

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.

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 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.

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.