“The President who threw a Gatsby-themed party the night before he cut off SNAP benefits is now vowing to break a court order so that he can force millions of children, seniors, and veterans to go hungry,” Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) wrote on social media. “It’s sickening. I won’t stand for it.”

For more than a month, U.S. Senate Democrats and Republicans have been at an impasse. The chamber needs bipartisan support to pass a spending measure because 60 votes are required to end a filibuster and advance to a final vote, but neither party has that much of a majority.

Tuesday marks day 35 of the government shutdown -- tomorrow it will tie with the longest shutdown in u.S. History.The trump administration has promised emergenc

The halt in SNAP funding has impacted a critical lifeline for food for thousands of homeless people on the streets, according to one agency who is working to fill the gap.

On Monday, local leaders and community advocates gathered in Scotia to demand immediate relief for families relying on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

After addressing the “racist” and “really fucked up” cutoff to SNAP benefits as a result of the ongoing government shutdown on his social media, Saturday Night Live Weekend Update co-anchor Michael Che continued his commentary with a joke about the dire state of food insecurity in the U.