On October 1, 2025, the U.S. government shut down after Congress failed to pass the 12 annual appropriations bills or a stopgap funding resolution. That shutdown lasted 43 days, the longest in U.S.

Stricter federal compliance rules and mounting backlogs have exposed a critical weakness in how states process SNAP benefits. Modernizing document workflows in these outdated, paper-heavy systems ...

Around 42 million low-income Americans rely on the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP). The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) oversees the program and says it is working on an ...

There are several changes coming to SNAP benefits in 2026, including stricter bans on what foods can be purchased Jordana Comiter is an Associate Editor on the Evergreen team at PEOPLE. She has been ...

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins has said the department will "completely deconstruct" the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in an effort to remove fraud ...

Millions of Americans who rely on food assistance are expected to be removed from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in the coming months as states move to comply with tightened ...

WEEK. WE’VE TALKED ABOUT SNAP QUITE A LOT THIS MONTH, YET IF YOU’RE GETTING BENEFITS, WE’RE GETTING ANSWERS ABOUT A PROGRAM THAT LETS YOU DOUBLE YOUR MONEY. INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER MATT FLENER IS HERE ...

USDA SNAP benefits update: USDA has sparked nationwide concern after signaling a major overhaul of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Millions of Americans rely on SNAP each month, and any ...