With benefits expected to run out Saturday because of the government shutdown, Democratic leaders of 25 states allege the USDA is required to keep providing funds.

Everything’s just hard financially,” John Canham said of the pause in SNAP benefits slated for Nov. 1. “It just seems to be going downhill.”

SNAP benefits won't go out Nov. 1 if the government shutdown continues. How many people in Mississippi get help? How much? What you need to know

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

Over 81,000 people around Fall River and New Bedford could go hungry if federal SNAP and WIC funding isn't restored. Here's where to find help now.

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

A group of Democratic states is suing the Department of Agriculture and its secretary, Brooke Rollins, for failing to use emergency funds to help alleviate the lapse in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits caused by the government shutdown.

As November looms, states are trying to sort what options they can offer beneficiaries to fill the gap in food assistance. Reporters from the NPR Network are covering the impact of this potential lapse in states across the country.