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Veterans may be denied food stamps under Trump’s new tax law

In 2026, veterans must prove they're working for at least 80 hours monthly to keep food stamps beyond three months.

2.4 million people expected to lose food stamps after Trump agenda law broadened work requirements, CBO says

Some 2.4 million fewer Americans, including families with children, are forecast to receive food stamps benefits in an ...

Six New States Now Able to Ban Residents from Using Food Stamps to Buy Junk Food

The states were granted waivers from HHS to restrict the kinds of foods residents can purchase with SNAP benefits.

Six More States Ban Junk Food From SNAP Benefits

Six more states have banned junk food purchases from being bought with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) ...

Junk food banned from SNAP benefits in 6 more states, a win for MAHA advocates

Six more states received waivers this week from the Trump administration to ban soda and candy purchases from public food ...

CBO report: SNAP rule change could cost 2 million Americans their SNAP food benefits each month

A new federal law may strip over 2 million Americans of their SNAP benefits monthly due to stricter work requirements, warns ...

RFK Jr. claims food stamps are fueling diabetes epidemic, wants to block their use for soda, candy

Taxpayers are paying for unhealthy junk food sold to needy Americans through welfare benefits that contribute to chronic ...

5 things to know for August 12: DC takeover, Gaza, Food stamps, Austin shooting, Bureau of Labor Statistics

President Trump has nominated an economist who has worked at two conservative think tanks to be the new head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. E.J. Antoni, an outspoken critic of the agency and its ...