Republicans hold a 53-47 majority in the Senate. The filibuster requires most legislation to get 60 votes, which has allowed Democrats to block GOP legislation to reopen the government. Democrats are ...

U.S. Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Bruce Township, said during stops in her district she believes shutdown pain could force a funding ...

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One out of eight households in the United States receives SNAP benefits. Starting Saturday, those benefits will come to a ...

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a multi-state lawsuit seeking federal contingency funds for SNAP benefits amid ...

Here's what state officials say about how SNAP recipients will receive their benefits this month; they're splitting the ...

A group of fired and furloughed workers – some from the USDA – gathered on the National Mall outside USDA headquarters on ...

Food stamps often make up all or most of a household’s food budget, though in some cases they supplement the income of ...

Southeast Wisconsin’s congressman says once the government reopens, hundreds of thousands of people in the state will see ...

Among the local initiatives going on, the United Way has launched a community-wide food drive to support the Virginia Peninsula Foodbank and local pantries.

As the federal government shutdown stretches on, families who rely on SNAP benefits are preparing for the possibility that ...