If the federal government shutdown continues, 140,000 Rhode Islanders may not receive SNAP benefits on Nov. 1.

Sensing that the Trump administration may string out SNAP payments, a group of plaintiffs filed an emergency order.

Reporters from the NPR Network are covering the uncertainty and lapse in benefits in states across the country.

On Oct. 27, U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said her department lacks the amount of money needed to ...

The White House has until noon on Monday to respond to a Rhode Island’s federal judge’s order to release SNAP funding.

With just a few days to go before SNAP benefits expire, here's how Rhode Islanders can check their EBT balances and find food ...

President Donald Trump’s administration said Monday that it will partially fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ...

In response to a federal court order, the Trump administration has until noon Monday, Nov. 3 to decide how to fund November SNAP benefits.

The federal government told a federal judge on Monday that it will use all remaining contingency funds to provide reduced ...

U.S. District Court Chief Judge John J. McConnell Jr. ordered the Trump administration to use a $6B contingency fund to keep ...