When Wisconsin's nearly 700,000 FoodShare recipients may expect funds in their accounts, why only partial funds will be made available is not yet clear. The prolonged U.S. government shutdown is on the brink of becoming the longest in U.

About 12% of Americans began the week waiting to find out if they would receive federal food assistance in November, the first time it was in question since the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Progr...

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said it will take "several weeks" to deliver the partial payments.