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

The continuation of the government shutdown threatens access to federal food assistance programs for millions of Americans.

In a statement on the USDA website, officials said "the well has run dry" for SNAP benefits. The agency's new position contradicts previous USDA guidance that said the money was available "in the event that a lapse occurs in the middle of the fiscal year ...

Here’s what SNAP benefits are, who funds them, the average amount that participants will be missing next month and some food assistance resources.

Despite court orders to distribute SNAP benefits, state officials said the funds remain on hold for nearly 2 million Illinoisans.

On Thursday, the DHHS website displayed a note mirroring language found on the USDA website, blaming Democrats for the halt in SNAP benefits as well.

The USDA placed a message on its website Oct. 27 in regard to SNAP benefits that stated, "the well has run dry" and "there will be no benefits issued November 01." In Wisconsin, SNAP is administered by the Department of Health Services through a program ...

Mike Tyson said his new business venture, ChaChing’s Price Fighter, could support the 42 million Americans whose SNAP benefits will be reduced on Nov. 1.

Will the nearly 3 million Floridians who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program go without their benefits next month? What to know.