The US government shutdown has officially reached a month in length, the second longest federal funding gap on record. That makes it a perfect storm for the chaos-fueled Trump administration, which ...

A federal judge in Rhode Island granted a temporary restraining order Friday that would compel the government to distribute food stamp benefits for November. Chief Judge John J. McConnell Jr. of the U ...

A federal government shutdown is causing a pause in SNAP benefits for over 350,000 Mississippi residents starting November 1. Local food pantries, like Stewpot Community Services in Jackson, are ...

With SNAP benefits set to lapse on Nov. 1 amid the ongoing government shutdown, Gov. JB Pritzker signed an executive order to provide $20 million to food banks. Nearly 2 million Illinois residents ...

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is leading a coalition of Democratic governors in an appeal to the White House to fund the SNAP food assistance program. The federal government shutdown that began Oct.

On Oct. 28, volunteers for the Highlands Community Ministries food pantry walked in to empty shelves, bare fridges and the knowledge that families would be relying on them more than ever. Highlands ...