The twin crises at the heart of the government shutdown fight in Washington are coming to a head. The federal food assistance ...

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.

On Saturday, some 42 million low-income Americans, including 16 million children, lost access to benefits through the SNAP program as the government shutdown continues.

Federal judges in Massachusetts and Rhode Island ruled Friday afternoon that President Donald Trump must fund food stamps during the government shutdown ... vulnerable among us can receive timely WIC ...

D.C.-area leaders expressed relief and agreement after two federal judges ordered President Donald Trump’s administration to continue paying SNAP benefits during the shutdown.

When Post Falls resident Gerri Pope received an Idaho Department of Health and Welfare letter in late October telling her she wouldn't receive her SNAP benefits in November if the government shutdown ...

"People really are in desperate need right now," said a mother from Mesa, as the ongoing federal government shutdown ...

The rulings came a day before the Department of Agriculture planned to freeze payments to SNAP because it said it could no ...