The $12 billion in potential annual losses represents taxpayer money diverted from feeding vulnerable Americans to funding ...

SNAP benefits became a national flashpoint during the government shutdown in 2025, as millions of Americans worried about what would happen if funding stalled. For households relying on monthly ...

New state-level restrictions on what SNAP benefits can buy are set to begin in 2026, with some states banning items like soda ...

A total of 18 states will be banning junk food and/or drink purchases using SNAP benefits in 2026. These states are Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Missouri, ...

Republicans expanded SNAP work requirements, tightened eligibility, and shifted more administrative costs to the states.

When the federal shutdown began in October, she wasn’t worried about losing her benefits — she said she is used to government ...

House Republicans have unveiled a proposal to slash funding for the nation’s largest anti-hunger program by an estimated $290 billion as part of their sweeping plan to turn President Trump’s agenda ...

NGA is urging thoughtful execution of SNAP waiver policies as states begin applying new rules that affect what foods can be ...

The letter orders Minnesota to take part in a "pilot program" that will require some SNAP beneficiaries to recertify.

New federal legislation has prompted changes to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Food Assistance eligibility ...

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins sent a letter on Tuesday to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) requiring him to conduct ...

Hawaiʻi is among six states approved by the US Department of Agriculture to impose new restrictions on food purchases under ...