What happens when the nation’s largest anti-hunger program suddenly goes silent? For roughly 42 million Americans, that question is no longer theoretical. On November 1, amid a prolonged government shutdown,

The federal government will not send out November SNAP benefits if the shutdown continues into the weekend. While some states are scrambling to fund some form of

Federal lawmakers continue to be at an impasse over funding the government, including a vital antipoverty program that feeds millions of

Those who rely on SNAP to buy groceries for themselves and their families make up about 12% of all grocery sales nationwide, according to the National Grocers Association.

Pritzker said the federal government could, and has been asked, to use emergency funds to keep SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) running beyond Nov. 1 but the Trump administration has elected not to.

Due to the ongoing government shutdown, the prospect of November's SNAP benefits going unpaid indefinitely is growing closer.

More than a million Georgians could be cut off from receiving SNAP benefits if the federal government shutdown drags into next month. Why it matters: The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is federally funded,