(THE CONVERSATION) The 2025 government shutdown drew widespread attention to how many Americans struggle to get enough food. For 43 days, the more than 42 million Americans who receive Supplemental ...

Federal food assistance programs used by millions could be at risk as the federal government shutdown continues, proponents of those programs said. The federal government went into a shutdown Oct. 1 ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — Tens of thousands of people across the Inland Northwest could soon lose food stamp benefits if a deal to end the current federal government shutdown isn't reached before funding for ...

The government shutdown is over, for now. But the administration’s fight against food assistance might just be beginning. Ever since the Trump administration stopped sending Supplemental Nutrition ...

The longest government shutdown in U.S. history strained food banks across Middle Tennessee as families, federal workers, and SNAP recipients struggled to put food on the table.

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Joslyn Brenton, Ithaca College; Alyssa Tindall, Ursinus College, and Senbagam ...