States ordered to undo full food stamp benefits and air travel impacts worsen as government shutdown drags on

The record-long government shutdown is affecting air travel and food stamp benefits. Follow here for the latest news updates.

SNAP thrown into chaos after Trump admin tells states not to pay full benefits for November as shutdown drags on

SNAP benefits have been thrown into chaos for 42 million people after the Trump administration told states not to make full food stamp payments for November. Multiple states, including New York and Connecticut,

Hammond firefighters help families stretch food dollars amid SNAP shutdown

Hammond Firefighters Local #556 posted on their social media page a week of recipes families can make for $15 or less. If stuffed shells that “make a weeknight feel like a date night,”

Trump administration tells states to ‘undo’ full SNAP benefits as shutdown continues

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - President Trump’s administration has told states not to pay full November food stamp benefits, revising its previous guidance after winning a temporary stay at the U.S. Supreme Court last Friday.

What’s at stake in the battle over SNAP funding? One Bay Area county has a $21 million contingency plan.

After the Trump administration refused to pay for SNAP during the government shutdown – an unprecedented move to cut a half-century food assistance program that has helped one in eight

SNAP freeze overwhelmed Central Texas food banks before partial restoration

A temporary SNAP freeze during the federal shutdown overwhelmed Central Texas food banks. The government has now partially restored benefits.

Shutdown enters 40th day with flights snarled nationwide and food assistance disrupted

Thousands of flights are delayed or canceled, and some states' SNAP benefits are paused once again as the shutdown barrels into its 40th day.

‘It doesn’t matter what Dems offer,’ Republicans will 'say no’: Fmr. GOP aide on shutdown strategy

The government is now in its longest shutdown ever as hundreds of flights announce cancellations and SNAP recipients are in limbo after the Supreme Court allowed Trump to halt funding for the program.
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