During the government shutdown, disruptions in food aid rippled across reservations. Both residents and tribal officials had to make tough choices, and are still feeling the financial impacts.
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Trump administration rule could further penalize immigrants for using benefits
The Trump administration is bringing back a policy that could penalize migrants for using public benefits if they’re seeking a green card or visa.
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The government shutdown is over, but not everything is back to normal
President Trump signed a bill reopening the government Wednesday night, but it will take more than a day for some things to return to business as usual. We’re tracking those here.
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Supreme Court extends its order blocking full SNAP payments, with shutdown potentially near an end
The high court’s decision keeps in place a chaotic situation. People who depend on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in some states have received their full monthly allocations, while others have received nothing.
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As millions of Americans struggle with SNAP lapses, food banks are swamped with demand
At one food pantry in Boston, the spike in demand means there’s now a two-week wait for some to receive food, stressing needy families as well as pantry staff.
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The federal government is still shut down. Here’s what that means across the country
The federal government remains shut down, in what is now the longest shutdown in U.S. history. Reporters from the NPR Network are digging into the ways the government shutdown is playing out in their region.
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How one tech startup is giving cash to SNAP recipients
Propel makes a free app for people on food stamps. Now it’s giving some of them $50 each, as some private companies, nonprofits, and individuals scramble to help.
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As SNAP funding lapsed, a top official called the program ‘corrupt’
The comments came as federal courts ordered the Trump administration to resume food assistance payments.
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Photos: Food banks scramble to get ready as SNAP funding deadline looms
Some 42 million people in the U.S. who rely on SNAP benefits could soon join the already long lines at the nation’s food banks and pantries that are also serving struggling federal workers.
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A judge is set to decide whether SNAP benefits can be cut off on Saturday
A Boston federal judge suggested she was not persuaded by the Trump administration’s argument that it is legally barred from using a USDA emergency fund to keep the SNAP benefits coming.
