Michele Gile speaks with some food bank volunteers in Orange County who are working overtime to keep food on the tables of families who are stuck without SNAP benefits due to the government shutdown.

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - As the federal government shutdown continues, Mississippi families who depend on SNAP benefits are left without a safety net. One nonprofit is stepping up to fill the gap.

President Donald Trump and the Republican majority in Congress have decided against using the almost $6 billion in existing contingency funds to maintain SNAP benefits on which more than 42 million ...

As hundreds of thousands of Washingtonians face uncertainty over when — or if — they will be able to access federal benefits to help buy groceries in November, schools and organizations supporting ...

A federal judge in Boston ruled Friday that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s plan to pause a food assistance program for 42 million people was illegal — but gave the Trump administration until ...

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Senate Republicans will block a Democratic bill that would keep federal food aid flowing to 42 million Americans as they try to build pressure to reopen the government, Majority Leader John Thune said ...

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson said he would not call the House back this week to work on funding the government, meaning the shutdown will continue. Over the weekend, the U.S. Department of ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has posted a notice on its website saying federal food aid will not go out on Nov. 1, raising the stakes for families nationwide as the government shutdown drags on.

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As the federal shutdown drags on, officials in the D.C. region are preparing for food stamp payments to stop by Nov. 1, potentially leaving residents who depend on the benefits struggling to afford ...