Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Trump administration won’t tap emergency funds to pay for federal food benefits, imperiling benefits starting Nov. 1 for ...

A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from cutting off the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) beginning this weekend because of the government shutdown, ordering ...

The Trump administration says it will not use emergency funds to send out federal food aid at the beginning of November, blaming Democrats for not working to reopen the government. Millions of ...

States could get partial payments for the nation’s largest anti-hunger program a few days late, after two federal judges ruled Friday that the Trump administration should use backup funds to keep food ...

The Trump administration has committed to partially funding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program with a $4.65 billion payment -- but using emergency funds to pay for reduced SNAP benefits ...

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to fully fund food-assistance benefits for November by Friday, criticizing the government’s efforts so far to make payments during the government ...

The arguments at times appeared to frustrate the judge, who promised to rule soon on a suit filed by roughly two dozen states seeking to ensure people don’t go hungry as a result of a budgetary ...

As the government shutdown continues into its third week, the Trump administration is shifting funds to maintain military pay and nutrition programs amid congressional gridlock. As the government ...

Two federal judges ruled nearly simultaneously on Friday that President Donald Trump’s administration must continue to fund SNAP, the nation’s biggest food aid program, using contingency funds during ...

The Trump administration said it plans to partially fund food aid for millions of Americans on Monday after two judges ruled it must use contingency funds to pay for the benefits in November during ...

The Trump administration reportedly used roughly $6.5 billion in leftover military research and development funds to cover this week’s paychecks for 1.3 million active-duty troops and thousands of ...

The Trump administration told a federal judge on Monday that it will deplete the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program contingency fund to provide food stamp recipients with part of their monthly ...