The Trump administration now says cuts to the biggest government food program won't be as deep as previously expected during the government shutdown.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued a directive to grocery stores telling them not to offer discounts to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients during the government shutdown

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services says it will distribute partial Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to recipients this weekend, as directed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service.

President Donald Trump and his administration have until Friday to find funds for full SNAP benefits after a Rhode Island judge ordered the government to restore food aid payments halted by the government shutdown. The ruling by U.S. District Judge John J.

Hundreds of thousands of NJ residents are affected by the pause in SNAP benefits or are federal employees who are going unpaid. Here's help.

For 35 days, most federal workers have gone without pay as money dries up across critical agencies. Even if the shutdown ends, it's unlikely funding would return in time for Hoosiers to receive full SNAP benefits by Nov.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday said SNAP benefits will only resume in full when Democrats end the government shutdown, which has entered its second month.

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