While the federal government has reopened and federal services have resumed until January at the least, the Maryland Food Bank and the people it serves will be feeling the effects of the shutdown for ...

Sarah Todd returned to reporting in January 2025 after being assignment editor at STAT since October 2022. You can reach Sarah on Signal at sarahlizchar.47. The infant botulism outbreak that sickened ...

Restaurants, grocery stores, and other food businesses are stepping up during the government shutdown, which has resulted in cuts to millions of people's SNAP benefits. As millions of residents face ...

Food banks step up amid SNAP benefit cuts More than 40 million people are affected by the cuts and food banks across the country are doing their best to help out. November 4, 2025 ...

In response to a court order, the Trump administration says it will provide half of the regular food stamp benefits during the government shutdown. To discuss what the decision will mean for SNAP ...

The shutdown has created political cover for many on the right to push for further reductions in SNAP funding. The shutdown has created political cover for many on the right to push for further ...

In the Senate, every Republican, seven Democrats and one independent who caucuses with Democrats voted for the bill. In the House, all but two Republicans voted in favor alongside six Democrats who ...

The US government suspended funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for the first time on November 1, amid what became the longest-ever US government shutdown. While Congress ...

Keeping America's food supply chain in tip-top shape is traditionally one of the highest priorities for the government. It's so important, in fact, that they have several agencies dedicated to ...

President Donald Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed in July, cuts $187 billion--a nearly 20% decrease from current funding levels--within the next decade from SNAP. KFF Health News — The Trump ...

In November 2025, the U.S. Senate cut food safety regulations in a funding bill to reopen the government. Rating: True (About this rating?) After lawmakers passed a bill to fund the U.S. government on ...