On October 1, 2025, the U.S. government shut down after Congress failed to pass the 12 annual appropriations bills ...

The new year is always a good time to reset your budget, but how you do so will also depend on any adjustments to your income or your expenses. As of Oct. 1, 2025, the U.S. Department of Agriculture ...

SNAP, formerly known as food stamps, provides cash cards known as Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) to approximately 12% of Americans for a limited time to help purchase basic food items. Households ...

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said she plans to have everyone reapply for their SNAP benefits now that the government has reopened. It’s unclear what that means for the 42 million low-income ...

WASHINGTON — Fresh off a 43-day government shutdown that temporarily disrupted SNAP payments, the Trump administration said it plans to require all Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Following the end of the government shutdown, many SNAP households have received their full November 2025 benefits. Now, those same recipients could have to go through a whole new ...

Nearly 42 million individuals across the United States are covered by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), according to May 2025 data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, with a ...