The U.S. Department of Agriculture told a federal court that it will tap into a contingency fund to allow states to issue ...

Details about how much of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will remain funded and for how long it will be kept afloat are unclear.

About 1 in 8 U.S. residents get an average of $187 a month per person in the food assistance known as SNAP. For the first ...

Two federal judges ruled the Trump administration is required to pay out at least partial food aid to SNAP recipients during ...

With the country nearing the record for the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, the stalemate over federal funding ...

President Donald Trump’s administration faces deadlines on Monday to tell two federal judges whether it will comply with ...

President Donald Trump's administration says it will partially fund the SNAP food aid program in November after two federal judges required the payments to continue.

SNAP benefits for food stamps expired on Nov. 1 and local communities, businesses and food banks are stepping up to help.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture had planned to halt payments beginning Nov. 1, citing a lack of funding during the shutdown.

Federally-mandated changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program are expected to affect 36,000 recipients in West ...

The Trump administration will release enough funds to pay for half of November's SNAP benefits, following a court order to avoid food insecurity for nearly 42 million Americans.

On Friday, President Trump signaled he would fund SNAP if pointed in “the appropriate legal direction” after a federal judge ...