Jen Janecek Hartman helps prepare bagged meals for a food bank for students at Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, in New Town, N.D. John Locher/AP hide caption toggle caption John Locher/AP The Trump administration late Saturday directed states that they must “immediately undo” any actions they have made to provide benefits to […]
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States start to issue full SNAP benefits after court order : NPR
A SNAP EBT information sign is displayed at a bakery as a woman walks past in Chicago, Nov. 2. Nam Y. Huh/AP hide caption toggle caption Nam Y. Huh/AP The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily granted the Trump administration’s request to block full SNAP food benefits during the government shutdown, even as residents in some states […]
Some states begin issuing SNAP benefits as legal battle continues
At least six states say they have began issuing SNAP benefits under the direction of the federal agency that operates SNAP, even as the Trump administration is fighting a judge’s ruling ordering those benefits to be paid. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, which operates the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, told states Friday afternoon that it […]
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 […]
Democrats set January deadline for states to apply for early 2028 primary contests
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Not even a year out from the last presidential election, the Democratic National Committee has begun setting up a framework for the party’s next round of presidential primary elections, which could upend the early-voting calendar yet again. The Rules and Bylaws Committee of the Democratic National Committee on Monday approved a plan […]