The states are among many that are going to court to force the federal government to use emergency reserve money to prop up the federal food assistance program.

With no end to the government shutdown in sight, food assistance organizations across western Washington brace for a massive influx of people seeking help.

More than 1.6 million people who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in the D.C. area are at risk of losing assistance starting Nov. 1 if the government shutdown continues, according to the Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Washington Attorney General Nick Brown and 22 other attorneys general, along with three governors, are suing the U.S. Department of Agriculture for suspending the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance

Washington and Oregon joined a multi-state lawsuit on Tuesday seeking to force the Trump administration to continue funding the federal food assistance program as the government shutdown continues.

The "Keep SNAP Funded Act of 2025" seeks to offer uninterrupted benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

The government shutdown stretched into Day 27 on Monday as the stalemate over how to reopen the government continues. Follow live updates here.

A citywide food drive is underway in Methuen to help feed residents who won’t be getting their SNAP benefits for the month of November.