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Tag: SNAP
SNAP benefits run dry as government shutdown continues, here’s how states are stepping in
Beginning Saturday, some 42 million low-income Americans, including 16 million children, lost access to benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) as the government shutdown continues. The Department of Agriculture has said that funding for this month’s benefits, which it says comes to about $9.5 billion, has run dry. A store displays a sign […]
Trump administration blocked from suspending Snap benefits for millions of Americans | Trump administration
Two federal judges issued back-to-back rulings on Friday in separate cases ordering the Trump administration to use contingency funds to continue paying for food stamps during the government shutdown. A federal judge in Rhode Island on Friday afternoon blocked the Trump administration from suspending all food aid for millions of Americans, in a case brought […]
Government shutdown updates: With SNAP funding set to lapse Trump calls for eliminating filibuster ‘NOW’ to end shutdown
As Americans enrolled in Obamacare begin to look up the price of their coverage for 2026, some enrollees like Beth Dryer in Norfolk, Virginia, are realizing they have no other option than to cancel it altogether. Dryer is the executive director of 757 Creative ReUse Center, and in 2015 she was paying just shy of […]
Could halt in SNAP benefits, paychecks pressure lawmakers to strike shutdown deal?
A critical food assistance program will soon halt for millions of Americans in need and air traffic controllers will miss a paycheck this week as the government shutdown enters its fourth week — with all eyes on congressional lawmakers to see if the added pressure will be enough to push them to strike a deal. […]