Judges in two federal lawsuits Friday ordered the Trump administration to continue funding SNAP during the government shutdown.

Federal food aid is on the line as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is poised to run out of money on Saturday amid the ongoing government shutdown. A federal judge on Friday ...

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.

Low-income and no-income families rely on the monthly benefits, which typically reload automatically on an EBT card, to buy groceries. Each household’s allotment depends on income and family size. The ...

The pain of the shutdown is being felt by millions of other Americans as the federal government enters Day 32 of a funding squabble.

The twin crises at the heart of the government shutdown fight in Washington are coming to a head. The federal food assistance ...

More critical services are at risk of lapsing this month as President Donald Trump and the GOP remain at an impasse over funding the federal government. Follow for live updates.

Food banks and pantries say they expect a massive influx of need that could stretch the already strained food safety net beyond what it can handle ...

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

On Saturday, some 42 million low-income Americans, including 16 million children, lost access to benefits through the SNAP program as the government shutdown continues.

Two federal judges ruled nearly simultaneously on Friday that President Donald Trump's administration must continue to pay for SNAP, the nation's biggest food aid program, using emergency reserve ...

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