Leading Democrats criticized Republican Gov. Kelly Ayotte and Attorney General John Formella for their refusal to join 25 states that have sued the Trump administration over its refusal to allow ...

The Trump administration had said SNAP food assistance wouldn’t be distributed in November because of the government shutdown ...

State lawmakers are continuing to clash over the pending exhaustion of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.

New Hampshire leaders are meeting with White House officials because of concerns about air travel, safety and the impact of ...

Due to the ongoing government shutdown, the federally-funded benefits aren’t being distributed. More than 75,000 Granite ...

Some states, like New Hampshire, have developed contingency plans if lawmakers fail to come to an agreement that opens the ...

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — more commonly known as SNAP, or food stamps — is a key benefits program that ...

State advocates fear the current food pantry system is stressed now and may be overrun if food stamp benefits end due to the ...

Judge Indira Talwani acknowledged this will leave millions of people without assistance starting Saturday. Two dozen ...

More SNAP recipients live in Democratic districts. But the program touches every corner of the country. By Emily Badger and Amy Fan The federal food assistance program now at the center of a legal ...

States are resorting to last-ditch efforts to preserve access to groceries for their residents as the federal government was ready up until its Oct. 31 deadline to stop sending out food benefits ...

Two federal judges have ordered the Trump administration to use emergency funds to provide at least partial food stamp benefits to tens of millions of Americans in November, as the federal government ...