The government shutdown is only becoming harder for Americans to bear. But Republicans and Democrats still have yet to strike ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune said talks among rank-and-file senators aimed at ending the government shutdown have ramped ...

Hakeem Jeffries said he and Mike Johnson talked about the shutdown this week, but each leader characterized the other as ...

Piecemeal bills are a waste of time. Just fund the whole government.

The $30 million in emergency food assistance is expected to support at least 16 million meals for New York families.

The clock is ticking for four major social safety net programs that keep tens of millions of struggling Americans — including millions of children and senior citizens — fed and warm, as well as ...

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has directed $1.8 million in unspent COVID-19 relief funds to provide emergency food assistance, ...

An average of 41.7 million people, or 12.3 % of the U.S. population, received SNAP benefits each month in Fiscal Year 2024, ...

New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham is making an announcement about the status of the SNAP program in the state.

Neighbors are stepping up for one another as "grocery buddies," creating a patchwork solution for vulnerable families across ...

Democrats are working to balance their health care demands and find solutions for SNAP, with Democratic Sen. Ben Ray Luján on ...

In shutdowns past — including during Trump’s first term — presidents normally scaled back their schedules. With staffers ...