On October 1, 2025, the U.S. government shut down after Congress failed to pass the 12 annual appropriations bills or a stopgap funding resolution. That shutdown lasted 43 days, the longest in U.S.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that people recovering from recent severe storms, straight-line winds, ...

Around 42 million low-income Americans rely on the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP). The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) oversees the program and says it is working on an ...

There are several changes coming to SNAP benefits in 2026, including stricter bans on what foods can be purchased ...