When it comes to feeding your family, you want to be able to do so affordably and efficiently, especially with food costs skyrocketing. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), or often referred to as food stamps, is a federally funded, state ...

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, is a major piece of the U.S. social safety net used by nearly 42 million, or about 1 in 8 Americans, to help buy groceries. Trump administration says it’s freezing child care funds to Minnesota ...

On the Tuesday, November 4, 2025 episode of The Excerpt podcast: SNAP benefits for 42 million Americans are now tied up in the government shutdown. USA TODAY's Sarah D. Wire breaks down how we got here — and who’s going hungry. Hit play on the player ...

New federal rules are tightening who can keep food assistance, but the law still leaves room for people to protect their benefits if they understand the fine print. I want to walk through how the updated Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP ...

When he was growing up in Kansas City, his parents sometimes struggled to put food on the table. Today, his Brooklyn tech company makes a free app for people on the federal government's anti-hunger Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP.

An end to the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history could restore food assistance for 42 million Americans. Recent court rulings have created confusion over whether states could distribute full or partial SNAP benefits for November.

Trump administration lawyers are inquiring how the Department of Agriculture can legally tap into contingency funds to keep food stamps rolling during the government shutdown. Federal judge Jack McConnell in Rhode Island ruled Friday that the Trump ...

As the critical safety net for millions of Americans hits a breaking point amid the government shutdown, Geoff Bennett discusses the effects of SNAP reductions with Elizabeth Keever, the chief resource officer at Harvesters, a regional food bank in Kansas ...