Editor’s note: This article was fist published by The Conversation, a content partner of The Associated Press. See it online at theconversation.com. The 2025 government shutdown drew widespread ...

The Agriculture Department will use $4.65 billion in emergency funds to partially restart food aid programs halted by the government shutdown. Millions of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ...

The order would establish a task force, led by JD Vance, to coordinate a strategy to stop fraud, waste and abuse in programs like SNAP.

Funding has nearly run dry for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), leaving millions of Americans without food assistance come November because of the ongoing government shutdown.

Expanding food scraps diversion programs to include multifamily buildings is a critical step toward reducing landfill-bound waste and increasing equitable access to composting services. While ...