Maia Jackson had to prepare a research paper for her communication class. Instead, she found herself standing in line at a food pantry to secure groceries for her household during the nation’s longest government shutdown. “I left with a shopping bag full of food,” said the 25-year-old college senior. “I could barely carry everything. I … Read more
Food banks in Tennessee are experiencing higher-than-usual demand because SNAP federal food benefits were temporarily cut off during the federal government shutdown. Volunteers from Corinth Missionary Baptist Church prepared food to distribute to people in need of food assistance. (Photo by John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout) Care & Share is the last food resource in Unicoi County, … Read more
People in some U.S. states will be able to buy groceries this weekend with federally funded SNAP benefits, while others are still waiting for November food benefits that have been delayed by a protracted legal battle over the federal government shutdown. The Trump administration initially said last month that it would not fund Supplemental Nutrition … Read more
Sign up for Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism and advice delivered to your inbox every day. A federal judge on Thursday rebuked the Trump administration in the strongest possible terms for refusing to comply with his order to give food stamps to aid recipients during the government shutdown, pointing to the president … Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — In one of the nation’s wealthiest neighborhoods, a line has been drawn along the sides of the Holy Apostles soup kitchen and pantry. Willy Hilaire is homeless, unemployed and 63 years old. He lives in a New York shelter with his two grandchildren and is often hungry to eat the food … Read more
Some blue states seem to have finally snapped when it comes to President Donald Trump’s administration claiming that the government shutdown is the Democrats’ fault. So, they decided to inform visitors that if they are panicking that the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program payments will be suspended on November 1st. for the shutdown, they can blame … Read more
“There is no doubt that the brutality of this shutdown is intentional,” said Alexsis Rodgers, policy director of the Black to the Future Action Fund. President Donald Trump, Republicans and Democrats in Congress have yet to agree on reopening the federal government, leaving millions of Americans vulnerable to hunger and worsening economic pain when SNAP … Read more
Claim: in 2025 in July Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson voted in favor of the bill, which provides for $186 billion in Rating: Rating: True in 2025 In late October, an online claim claimed that US House Speaker Mike Johnson had signed into law President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” a few months ago, … Read more