SNAP, Trump and food stamp benefits
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Some 42 million recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits will have to wait for them to be restored after losing them on Saturday.
The pain of the shutdown is being felt by millions of other Americans as the federal government enters Day 32 of a funding squabble.
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SNAP funding is set to lapse Nov. 1, leaving recipients empty-handed. Here's what experts say.
With food-stamp funding set to lapse Saturday, recipients are asking what happens to their benefits — and when help might resume.
President Donald Trump has come under fire after he hosted a "Great Gatsby" themed Halloween party just hours before millions of Americans lost their SNAP benefits.
Michigan joined a multi-state lawsuit seeking federal contingency funds for SNAP benefits amid the government shutdown.
The government shutdown has frozen SNAP funding for 42 million Americans. Food banks warn shelves are emptying fast as states struggle to fill the gap.
A federal judge in Rhode Island has ordered the Trump administration to distribute SNAP contingency money "as soon as possible."
The president hosted his glittering, Roaring '20s-themed event at Mar-a-Lago hours before federal food benefits were set to go on pause.
Los Angeles food banks scurry to fill the gap as Angelenos' SNAP benefits are interrupted by the federal government shutdown.
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