Updates to California Lifeline have gotten the attention of Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, who alleged it “encourages unlawful entry and misuses taxpayer dollars.” ...

As the government shutdown continues, the USDA Food and Nutrition Service confirmed that November SNAP benefits would not be ...

It’s unclear if families will receive the same amount of money as in months past. In Montana, the average SNAP household receives $332 monthly.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill, (WMBD) — People in Illinois prisons are getting nearly 13 hours of free phone time a month to call ...

"I'm wondering how I'm going to be able to afford everything" if federal food aid is halted, one single mom said.

SNAP benefits are expected to resume after congressional lawmakers pass a bill funding the federal government, which will end the current shutdown. Currently, Republican and Democratic lawmakers are ...

SNAP food assistance will end in Washington on Nov. 1 as the federal government ... free meals meant for furloughed federal ...

Back from a week abroad, President Donald Trump threw himself into the shutdown debate, calling on the Senate to scrap the filibuster and reopen the government, an ...

Wisconsin became the 36th state to limit cellphones and other electronic devices in school Friday, when its Democratic governor signed a bill requiring districts to prohibit phone use ...

Worry over the impending freeze on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program coupled with some federal workers not being ...

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the largest anti-hunger program in the United States, will not be funded or disbursed as of Saturday due to the ongoing federal government ...

Longtime Johnson County lawmaker Rob Olson says there’s nothing questionable about the $260,000 he paid out. Some see ethical ...