Backed by the Trump administration, more than a dozen states are moving to ban candy and snack foods from SNAP food assistance programs in 2026.

As millions of Americans rely on food assistance to meet basic nutritional needs, recent federal decisions are reshaping how older adults receive support. While the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ...

Millions of Americans who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) could be left scrambling for food come November if the government shutdown continues. SNAP, sometimes known as ...

The federal government shutdown continues without an end in sight. In just a few days, tens of millions of people are at risk of losing federal food and nutrition benefits as a result. This includes ...

Funding has nearly run dry for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), leaving millions of Americans without food assistance come November because of the ongoing government shutdown.

FILE - Jaqueline Benitez, who depends on SNAP benefits to help pay for food, shops for groceries at a supermarket in Bellflower, Calif., in February 2023. More than a million Massachusetts residents ...

AMY, THANK YOU. FROM THE HALLS OF CONGRESS TO OUR LOCAL GROCERY STORES. THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN IS EXPECTED TO HAVE WIDESPREAD IMPACTS. OUR KELLY KENDALL JOINS US IN STUDIO NOW WITH INSIGHT ON THOSE ...

A continued federal government shutdown threatens to halt SNAP and WIC food assistance benefits for millions of Americans starting November 1. The USDA has stated that reserve funds will not be used ...

The State Department says it has suspended all U.S. assistance to Somalia’s federal government over allegations that Somali ...

This is the first in a series of stories covering the end of SNAP-Ed, which ran for more than 30 years, and how it will impact American communities. Expand your understanding of food systems as a ...

Joslyn Brenton received funding from Partnership for a Healthier America as an external research expert. Dr. Virudachalam received funding from the Edna G. Kynett Memorial Foundation, Rite Aid ...