As November looms, states are trying to sort what options they can offer beneficiaries to fill the gap in food assistance.

The government shutdown is only becoming harder for Americans to bear. But Republicans and Democrats still have yet to strike a funding deal.

Congress and state officials are scrambling to continue SNAP benefits despite the shutdown, but the first lapse in food ...

With food-stamp funding set to lapse Saturday, recipients are asking what happens to their benefits — and when help might ...

The US government shutdown has entered its fifth week and there is no clear end in sight. With Democrats and Republicans ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune said talks among rank-and-file senators aimed at ending the government shutdown have ramped ...

The clock is ticking for four major social safety net programs that keep tens of millions of struggling Americans — including millions of children and senior citizens — fed and warm, as well as ...

Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt urged the federal government to reopen as Americans who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition ...

A handful of states rolled out plans to use their own funds to provide benefits as the SNAP federal food aid program runs dry ...

Governor Gretchen Whitmer and a coalition of governors are urging the Trump Administration to ensure Supplemental Nutrition ...

SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), also known as food stamps, will be cut off for 42 million Americas ...

Senate Democrats appear to be taking a closer look Wednesday at a Republican plan to reopen the government, Sen. John Thune.