The bill advanced by a vote of 60-40. President Donald Trump on Sunday offered a bit more insight into his proposal that Obamacare subsidies should go directly to Americans' Health Savings Accounts to ...

Food stamps: President Trump threatened on Tuesday to deny food stamp payments for 42 million Americans until the end of the government shutdown, even though a federal court last week ordered the ...

Food being distributed in the Bronx on Saturday. Federally financing for SNAP, the nation’s largest anti-hunger program, is threatened as the government shutdown continues.Credit...Marco Postigo ...

During his remarks from the Senate floor today, Senator John Barrasso lashed out at Senator Jeff Merkley for attempting to fund SNAP benefits. Barrasso stated, "This is a political stunt." Spanberger ...

Republican Senate leader John Thune erupted in anger on the Senate floor yesterday, blasting Democrats for blocking efforts to reopen the government as the shutdown reached day 30 and millions of ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) delivered a fiery floor speech Wednesday, chastising his Democratic colleagues for introducing legislation to fund SNAP benefits after consistently voting ...

OKLAHOMA CITY — Governor Kevin Stitt is not planning to use the state's rainy day fund to supplement a potential lapse in SNAP benefits at this time. Stitt addressed concerns at the Regional Food Bank ...

Earlier, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the U.S. military carried out three strikes on four vessels in the eastern Pacific Ocean that were allegedly trafficking narcotics. Coverage on this live ...

As the federal government shutdown enters its third week, Gov. Gavin Newsom is warning of one possible impact on millions of Californians. CalFresh benefits “will likely be delayed in November” if the ...

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Photo credit: Visit The Oregon Coast Picture a place where seven miles of beach stretch out like nature’s own highway. Manzanita hides between the Pacific Ocean and Nehalem Bay like a well-kept secret ...