The federal program mainly helps prevent children going hungry, but it has drawn criticism after it emerged beneficiaries can purchase gourmet food through the scheme.

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Judges in Massachusetts and Rhode Island ruled Friday afternoon that the Trump administration must fund SNAP during the ...

Judge Talwani gave the Trump administration until Nov. 3 to decide if it will pay full or partial benefits. Another judge said SNAP is an entitlement.

Demonstrators are gathered outside the Georgia State Capitol, urging Gov. Brian Kemp to use state funds to support SNAP ...

On Friday, in separate rulings, two federal judges ordered the Trump administration to use emergency funding to pay SNAP ...

The nation’s largest anti-hunger program is set to lapse Saturday, but the Trump administration has said it won’t tap emergency funds.

Since the shutdown began on Oct. 1, Democrats and Republicans have been locked in a stalemate over government funding. They ...

More Americans are turning to food banks to help fill the assistance gap, but administrators caution they aren't designed to act as a safety net for a government program.

The federal government shutdown and new work requirements will throw New York’s food stamps program into chaos.

Brian Snyder/Reuters - PHOTO: A man holds a sign reading "SNAP Feeds Families," as food aid benefits will be suspended ...

"I'm wondering how I'm going to be able to afford everything" if federal food aid is halted, one single mom said.