The USDA said it would provide partial food stamp benefits for November, but it's unclear exactly when participants will get those funds.

SNAP, often called food stamps, is the nation's largest food aid program, providing monthly benefits to low-income Americans so they can access healthy food and essentials. The SNAP cut this weekend would impact more than 42 million Americans who relied on ...

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 .

In an unprecedented situation, millions of Americans could lose access to a crucial food assistance program in the coming weeks amid the federal government shutdown.

Trump could bail it out during the shutdown using contingency funds, but he’s decided those funds are for an emergency, and the inability of some 40 million Americans to get the food they’re used to is not an emergency to him. An emergency would be if there was a national shortage of gilded toilets.

Some 42 million people will miss food assistance payments this weekend due to the Democratic Party‘s federal government shutdown. There is no reason for this to happen. Senate Republicans have voted to prevent it more than a dozen times.

The Trump administration said it would make partial payments for SNAP though when recipients would see benefits and how much remains unclear.