The federal government is reopening, but there’s still uncertainty about when one of the most far-reaching impacts of the closure will be resolved and all 42 million Americans who receive SNAP food aid will have access to their full November benefits.

With the longest U.S. government shutdown over , state officials said Thursday that they are working quickly to get full SNAP food benefits to millions of people, though it still could take up to a we...

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday opted not to order the government to fully fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which serves about 1 in 8 Americans.