President Donald Trump is continuing to insist that his leadership on the economy has been good by citing a figure that ...

Comments by Trump and his officials this week suggest food assistance might be the administration’s next target.

The shutdown brought the scale of the federal food aid program into focus and raised questions about how such a rich country ...

Social Security income can affect SNAP eligibility, and recent rule changes may alter who qualifies for benefits.

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Consumer brands are adjusting to a two-tiered economy as the new normal. Yet there are signs that even high-income customers are under pressure. The most common refrain so far this corporate earnings ...

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 ...

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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits are due to run out on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025, as the government shutdown continues, and with no Senate votes planned today, Oct. 29 and no ...

The ongoing budget deadlock in the United States is threatening food security of around 42 million Americans who receive food stamps at the start of each month to help get by. The US Department of ...