This includes federal employees and beneficiaries of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Columbus' announcement came a couple of hours before a judge ordered the federal government to continue funding SNAP into November in a case brought by Columbus and a coalition of other plaintiffs.

The federal government shutdown is threatening to suspend these SNAP benefits, after the US Department of Agriculture last week, in a message on its website, that payments would not be issued on Nov.

What to know about the federally funded Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, sometimes referred to as food stamps.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, is a major piece of the U.S. social safety net used by nearly 42 million, or about 1 in 8 Americans, to help buy groceries. US defense chief vows to ‘stoutly defend’ Indo-Pacific interests in talks with China With fragile Gaza ceasefire holding,

Two federal judge have ruled that the Trump administration must continue to fund the SNAP food aid program using emergency reserve funds during the government shutdown.

In response to the federal government shutdown and its effects on SNAP food benefits, the state is setting aside $100 million to help eligible families with housing and utility payments.

Congress and state officials are scrambling to continue SNAP benefits despite the shutdown, but the first lapse in food assistance is expected Nov. 1.