The Trump administration wants to stop poor people from using federal food benefits for candy or soda. In an initiative ...

Four Republican states have asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture to let them ban soda, energy drinks and other food items ...

For some on the right, though, the fact that food-stamp recipients can use the subsidies to buy junk food instead of healthy ...

Find out when SNAP benefits will be distributed in May 2025 and who qualifies for early payments. Here's a look at the full ...

Recipients remain free to purchase whatever foods they want—with their own money.

SNAP benefits for May 2025 are starting soon. Here's the full payment schedule, updated income limits, and who qualifies.

Brian Barks, president and CEO of Food Bank for the Heartland, said they are fighting against LB656 and similar measures, ...

An effort to bar soda and candy from the food assistance program got a favorable reception in a Senate committee. Meanwhile, ...

Despite this agricultural abundance, food insecurity – not being able to maintain an adequate diet – is a pressing issue. In ...

Steep cuts to federal funding and staffing are threatening to weaken the US social safety net at a time when Americans are increasingly bracing for a tariff-induced economic slowdown.

Proposals that Congress could enact this year, including through fast-track “reconciliation” legislation, would take away ...