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Food stamp benefits for 42 million Americans in jeopardy today amid shutdown
With no deal in place to reopen the government and no action from the administration to make up for a funding shortfall in federal benefits, millions of Americans are at risk of losing food benefits s...

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Judges say Trump administration must continue paying SNAP food stamp benefits during shutdown
SNAP benefits cut off during shutdown, driving long lines at food pantries
Fact-Check: Are Food Stamps Really for 'Largely Democrats' as US President Donald Trump Claims?
As the government shutdown stretched into its second month, President Donald Trump claimed that a lapse in funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) would mostly harm Democrats.

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Trump Administration Live Updates: SNAP’s Future Is Uncertain, Despite Order to Continue During the Shutdown
Two federal judges require Trump administration to use emergency funds to partially cover food stamp benefits
Fact-Checking Trump’s Claim About SNAP and Partisanship
Christopher Bosso, a professor of food policy at Northeastern University and the author of a book about the history and politics of SNAP, said he was unaware of any studies that examined voting patte...

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Gov. Josh Shapiro frees up millions for Pennsylvania food banks with SNAP benefits set to lapse
Judges order Trump administration to use emergency reserves for SNAP payments during the shutdown

Treasury Secretary Bessent says SNAP food benefits could restart by Wednesday

SNAP food benefits could restart as early as Wednesday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday morning. Two federal judges in Massachusetts and Rhode Island ruled on Friday that the Trump administration must use emergency funds to pay SNAP benefits, which help feed 42 million Americans, during the government shutdown.

SNAP Food Aid At Risk In Shutdown Has A Nearly Century Long History

Here’s what you need to know about the federal SNAP program, which provides food assistance to nearly one in eight Americans. It could go dark on Saturday.

Jackson food pantry preps as SNAP benefits in Mississippi set to pause due to government shutdown

A Jackson food pantry is preparing to feed more people in need as SNAP benefits are set to pause due to the government shutdown. Stewpot also serves meals to those in need.

Trump Falsely Rants To Reporters That Food Stamp Recipients Are ‘Largely Democrats’ As SNAP Cut Looms

Trump falsely ranted to reporters on Air Force One that food stamp recipients are "largely Democrats" as he pressured his opponents on the government shutdown.
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Trump Reluctantly Agrees To Pay For Food Stamps ‘If’ He Gets ‘Appropriate’ Court Guidance — As He Throws Great Gatsby Blowout

Trump attacked Democrats in a rant about being forced to pay SNAP benefits during the government shutdown — even as he threw a glitzy Great Gatsby-themed party.

Uncertainty over federal food aid deepens as the shutdown fight reaches a crisis point

The twin crises at the heart of the government shutdown fight in Washington are coming to a head. The federal food assistance program is facing delays and uncertainty.

Will my food stamps renew? Across the country, a chorus of desperation and anger

The Trump administration had said SNAP food assistance wouldn’t be distributed in November because of the government shutdown. But on Friday, a judge ordered that contingency funds be distributed.
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