Fact Check: USDA prohibits SNAP discounts during shutdown unless retailers have waivers

The SNAP Equal Treatment Rule prevents retailers from treating food stamp customers differently, but using it in this way ...

25 states sue Trump administration over SNAP food stamp freeze during shutdown

Officials from half the states and the District of Columbia are asking a federal judge to order the Department of Agriculture ...

Trump administration won’t use contingency fund to pay November food stamp benefits

The US Department of Agriculture says it will not tap into its $6 billion contingency fund to cover food stamp benefits next ...
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Trump Falsely Rants To Reporters That Food Stamp Recipients Are ‘Largely Democrats’ As SNAP Cut Looms

President Donald Trump falsely ranted to reporters on Air Force One that food stamp recipients are “largely Democrats” as he pressured his opponents on the government shutdown. Before that news broke, ...