The Latest Breaking News from SNAP

The federal government paused SNAP payments at the beginning of the month because of the shutdown.

Fast-moving legal battle over nation’s largest anti-hunger program hinges on government shutdown

Democratic Sen. Ruben Gallego criticized his colleagues for reaching a tentative agreement to end the government shutdown without assurances to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits.

Officials have until 4pm ET to ask the Supreme Court to block the payments.

Sen. John Fetterman apologized for the protracted government shutdown after a group of Democrats reached an agreement with Republicans to reach a tentative deal to end it.

In Donald Trump‘s Great America, nothing says public service like a weekend at a resort while families wait for their groceries. Right after he blocked SNAP payments for 42 million Americans, the president’s private jet landed in Mar-a-Lago.

‘What on Earth does the base have to do to convince Dems they need to fight?’ a Democratic activist groused after the Sunday night vote

Since Donald Trump began his second term as president this year, America has faced a series of unfortunate events. It started with the attack on migrant populations, followed by a government shutdown, threats to fire federal workers, imposition of tariffs, and cuts to SNAP benefits.

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP benefit recipients are facing fresh confusion after the U.S. Department of Agriculture ordered states to "immediately undo" steps they took to send out full food assistance benefits, following a string of competing court orders tied to the federal shutdown.