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The 1920s-inspired celebration featuring flapper outfits, showgirls, champagne displays, and vintage décor coincided with the expiration of SNAP benefits.

The government shutdown is triggering a wave of closures of Head Start centers, leaving many working parents scrambling for child care and shutting some of the nation’s neediest children out of preschool

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As SNAP benefits lapse, a startling statistic reveals that the U.S. risks wasting billions of dollars in food every year

On day 31 of the government shutdown, Donald Trump decided to give America a house tour of his bathroom. When 42 million people are losing SNAP benefits the next day, his intellect told him it’s the best time to flaunt his riches.

It's unclear when millions of families will receive their aid.

One in eight Americans use federal food aid but halting the SNAP program would hurt Black Americans more than anyone else

SNAP benefits for 42 million Americans were suspended Nov. 1 due to the government shutdown. Federal judges ordered the Trump administration to use emergency funds, but millions still face delays. Here's what recipients need to know about food assistance during the crisis.

Scammers haven't even started using the government shutdown in their schemes — but that could change soon.

Schmoozing the super-rich to fund a $300m ballroom while cutting food aid for those on low incomes threw the president’s architectural folly into sharp relief

The new Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) rules that went into effect on Saturday will not issue benefits through November due to the government shutdown, according to the United States Department of Agriculture website. The USDA states that Senate Democrats have voted 13 times against funding the program.