Users shared this true claim amid uncertainty regarding whether Americans would receive federal food benefits during the 2025 government shutdown.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Tuesday dismissed any stand-alone bills seeking to pay federal workers or fund assistance programs during the government shutdown. These bills stretch from

A federal judge on Thursday indicated she would probably order the Trump administration to use reserves to partially fund food assistance for about 42 million Americans in November, potentially delaying a complete cutoff in benefits during the government shutdown.

House Speaker Mike Johnson is back for another government shutdown press conference at 10 a.m. as the funding lapse reaches is 27th day.

Democrats are working to balance their health care demands and find solutions for SNAP, with Democratic Sen. Ben Ray Luján on Wednesday introducing legislation that would direct the USDA to release available contingency funds to ensure benefits under SNAP and the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program continue during the shutdown.

Food aid for more than 40 million Americans is at risk of expiring at week's end. Republican leaders in Congress said it’s all or nothing Wednesday as they rejected a Democratic push for a temporary fix.

As the government shutdown reaches the one-month mark, the country is about to hit two milestones that are set to make it feel all too real for many Americans. On Saturday, Nov. 1, food stamp benefits will dry up just as open enrollment begins for those purchasing health insurance for the next year, complete with steep, double-digit rate hikes .

Congress and state officials are scrambling to continue SNAP benefits despite the shutdown, but the first lapse in food assistance is expected Nov. 1.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As the federal government shutdown stretches into its 30th day, California officials are scrambling to limit the fallout — including looming cuts to federal food assistance and rising healthcare premiums, set to hit this weekend.

As the federal shutdown halts food assistance for 600,000 Coloradans, state and local leaders are rushing to keep families fed.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) calls Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) "a liar" after he claimed the White House "certainly tried" to find money for the SNAP Program, despite locating funds for other programs,