Sen. Chuck Schumer on Wednesday hit back hard at President Donald Trump over what he called his “heartless” refusal to extend Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding on Nov. 1 as the governm...

With federal SNAP food assistance set to run dry this weekend amid the protracted U.S. government shutdown, Louisiana, New Mexico and Vermont became the latest states Wednesday announcing they will he...

“It’s already affecting us. We’ve got a lot of people calling asking for food,” Nancy Reed said.