The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — more commonly known as SNAP, or food stamps — is a key benefits program that serves more than 40 million people across the country. Now, the shutdown is threatening to temporarily suspend benefits, raising concerns over where millions of people who rely on the program will turn to for food.

A coalition of officials from half of the states and the District of Columbia sued the Trump administration on Tuesday over the suspension of food stamp benefits amid the ongoing government shutdown,

Thousands of low income families around RI may be left scrambling for food on Nov. 1 as USDA says there's no money for SNAP benefits in November.

CNN's Jake Tapper confronted Rep. Stansbury over the Democratic Party's stance on the government shutdown on Tuesday as millions face losing SNAP food benefits.

More than two dozen Democratic state leaders are suing the Department of Agriculture after the Trump administration said it would not use contingency funds to pay SNAP benefits during the shutdown.

The plan to fund SNAP amid the federal government shutdown faces an uncertain path in a politically divided Michigan Legislature.

But with SNAP benefits set to halt in the next few days, Gabrielle finds herself stretching her family’s limited finances in order to fill her refrigerator. “SNAP benefits are a must right now,

As November looms, states are trying to sort what options they can offer beneficiaries to fill the gap in food assistance. Reporters from the NPR Network are covering the impact of this potential lapse in states across the country.

Democratic leaders in 25 states are suing the White House over the looming SNAP funding cut-off on November 1st as states scramble to cover costs. Also, California is deploying state monitors to observe the federal monitors at voting sites that the Trump administration ordered.

Upper Room Assembly will have two distrubtion days in November instead of one. It is also working with other churches on a schedule for hot meals.