42M lose SNAP benefits despite efforts to fund food program

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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.

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42M lose SNAP benefits despite efforts to fund the food program
Donald Trump Gives Update on SNAP Benefit Funding
Trump Administration Live Updates: SNAP’s Future Is Uncertain, Despite Order to Continue During the Shutdown
A federal court told the Trump administration that it must start funding food stamps this week to help keep low-income Americans fed during the government shutdown, but it was unclear if the White Ho...

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2 federal judges reject Trump administration case for withholding SNAP benefits
Judges order Trump administration to use emergency reserves for SNAP payments during the shutdown
Fact-Checking Trump’s Claim About SNAP and Partisanship
Mr. Trump warned in a social media post that any food stamp benefits paid in November would “unfortunately be delayed.”

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Will SNAP food benefits be cut? 2 judges say Trump administration must fund program
Hassett: ‘If SNAP benefits run dry, it's because they haven't been funded by the Democrats’

Charts illustrate the scale of SNAP as millions face potential benefit lapse

Government shutdown threatens SNAP benefits for 42 million Americans as funding expires Saturday, leaving low-income families without food assistance.

SNAP funding is set to lapse Nov. 1, leaving recipients empty-handed. Here's what experts say.

With food-stamp funding set to lapse Saturday, recipients are asking what happens to their benefits — and when help might resume.

‘I’m Going to Stretch It’: Anxiety Over SNAP Leads to Hard Choices

At one grocery store in Massachusetts, SNAP recipients faced growing fears, dwindling funds and lighter shopping carts.

SNAP benefits cut off during shutdown, driving long lines at food pantries

Long lines have formed at food pantries across the U.S. as federal food benefits were cut off due to the government shutdown.

Trump hosted 'Great Gatsby' Halloween party hours before SNAP funding lapsed

President Donald Trump has come under fire after he hosted a "Great Gatsby" themed Halloween party just hours before millions of Americans lost their SNAP benefits.

Millions may lose out on SNAP benefits, but why do so many Americans rely on them?

While a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to release contingency plan funds for the SNAP food program, it remains to be seen if these funds will be available to help feed Americans this weekend.

Pressure is on for Congress to reopen the government immediately as SNAP benefits run out

A North Texas union, the American Federation of Government Employees, Local 1040, is among the nationwide organizations calling on Congress to immediately approve a clean continuing resolution — a bill to fund the government and reopen it.

California police chief addresses backlash to increased grocery store patrols ahead of potential SNAP lapse

The Los Angeles Police Department, which serves the heart of the Greater Los Angeles region, of which Barstow is a part, told ABC News it has no plans to pursue increased police presence around grocery stores ahead of Nov. 1. (Barstow is not under LAPD jurisdiction.)
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