56 h. ago SNAP Benefits Are Resuming as Government Reopens After Shutdown

Several states have restarted food stamp payments, but millions of Americans are still awaiting the November deposits that the Trump administration resisted paying out in full.

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64 h. ago Whatcom County breweries take home 15 Washington Beer Awards, from ales to sours

Whatcom County breweries take home 15 Washington Beer Awards, from ales to sours  Bellingham Herald

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4 d. ago Supreme Court Extends Order Allowing Limits on Food Stamp Payments

The justices allowed the Trump administration to withhold full benefits for two more days while Congress worked to advance a government funding bill.

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7 d. ago Families in Limbo After Supreme Court Order Interrupts Food Stamp Payments

The fate of SNAP was once again in question on Saturday after the Supreme Court temporarily agreed to allow the Trump administration to withhold full aid under the program.

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8 d. ago Supreme Court Temporarily Allows Trump to Curtail Food Stamp Funding

Supreme Court Temporarily Allows Trump to Curtail Food Stamp Funding  The New York Times

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8 d. ago Supreme Court says US food stamp funding can be temporarily halted

Supreme Court says US food stamp funding can be temporarily halted  BBC

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8 d. ago We followed four Americans as they navigated a week without SNAP

We followed four Americans as they navigated a week without SNAP  The Washington Post

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9 d. ago Judge Orders Trump Administration to Fully Fund SNAP Benefits This Month

A federal judge rebuked the administration for the way it tried to fund only partial benefits to food stamp recipients.

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1 week ago Washington navigates food stamp status for thousands of Whatcom County residents

Washington navigates food stamp status for thousands of Whatcom County residents  My Bellingham Now

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1 week ago The Drilldown: Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins Exposes 'Broken and Corrupt' EBT Card Program

During the government shutdown, Agriculture Secretary Brook Rollins has been reviewing data from 29 states administering the food stamp program. Rollins’s review has found EBT cards that have been carrying balances of more than $10,000. It found cards that haven’t been used in years. It found cards issued to people who never existed. The post The Drilldown: Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins Exposes ‘Broken and Corrupt’ EBT Card Program appeared first on Breitbart.

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1 week ago Agriculture Sec. Brooke Rollins Reveals Thousands of Food Stamp Fraud Cases, over 100 Arrests

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins revealed that her agency has uncovered thousands of cases of food stamp fraud, saying Democrat-run states have refused to provide data to the Trump administration as her agency investigates illegal migrants on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The post Agriculture Sec. Brooke Rollins Reveals Thousands of Food Stamp Fraud Cases, over 100 Arrests appeared first on Breitbart.

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1 week ago The Trump Administration Plans to Offer Only Partial Food Stamp Benefits

Also, Election Day is tomorrow for millions of Americans. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.

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1 week ago ‘SNL’ Star Michael Che: Racists Are 'Celebrating' Disruption of SNAP Benefits, Black Americans 'Judged More Severely' for Gaming the System

"Saturday Night Live" star Michael Che spoke out about the Democrat's government shut down and the pause in food stamp benefits. Instead of placing blame for it on Democrats, Che went off on a rant about "racists." The post ‘SNL’ Star Michael Che: Racists Are ‘Celebrating’ Disruption of SNAP Benefits, Black Americans ‘Judged More Severely’ for Gaming the System appeared first on Breitbart.

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1 week ago Trump Administration to Send Only Partial Food Stamp Payments This Month

Trump Administration to Send Only Partial Food Stamp Payments This Month  The Washington Informer

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1 week ago Trump administration will tap emergency fund to pay partial food stamp benefits

Trump administration will tap emergency fund to pay partial food stamp benefits  BBC

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1 week ago Food Stamp Cuts Expose Trump’s Strategy to Use Shutdown to Advance Agenda

The president has stretched the limits of his powers to help those at the heart of his agenda, not the many in greatest need.

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2 w. ago Trump Administration Must Make Food Stamp Payments Within Days, Judge Says

The written order came one day after a court told the Trump administration it must pay benefits in the program known as SNAP during the shutdown.

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2 w. ago Food stamp benefits for 42 million Americans in jeopardy today amid shutdown

President Donald Trump could use $5 billion emergency fund for SNAP benefits during shutdown, Democrats argue, while Republicans demand government reopening first.

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2 w. ago Trump vows to ‘fund SNAP as soon as possible’ if court allows, blasts Democrats over shutdown delay

Trump is seeking a court ruling on SNAP payments during the government shutdown as 42 million Americans face uncertainty over November food stamp benefits.

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2 w. ago SNAP beneficiaries threaten to ransack stores over government shutdown

SNAP beneficiaries expressed outrage on social media over the government shutdown affecting food stamp benefits starting Nov. 1, with some threatening to ransack stores.

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