Grocery stores will be directly affected, but discretionary spending will also take a hit if consumers can’t feed their families, analysts warned this week.

Gov. Jeff Landry signed an emergency order Friday approving food assistance benefits through November for children, elderly and disabled people as concerns mount over a potential federal shutdown.

The president's "big beautiful bill" is expected to cut $186 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

Montanans who use SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, may not receive the benefit in November.

More than five million people across California could see delays in their federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits if the federal shutdown continues, according to a warning from the US Department of Agriculture.

Forty million Americans will lose access to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits by Nov. 1, a consequence of the ongoing government shutdown.

The one in six Oregonians who rely on federal SNAP food and nutrition assistance to pay for groceries each month will be left with nothing in November due to the ongoing government shutdown, according to the U.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he will deploy the National Guard to support food banks because of expected delays to federal food assistance amid the government shutdown.

As the ongoing government shutdown threatens food assistance for millions across the nation, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are voicing concerns.

Food benefits for 1.4 million Michiganians will be delayed next month due to insufficient funding during the federal government shutdown.

The federal government provided Colorado more than $6 million annually to use on educational programs like the one offered in the 600-student school district located in the San Luis Valley.

Millions of Americans will go without food assistance next month due to the continued government shutdown. The Trump administration has informed states funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will not be distributed as Congress remains deadlocked over health care funding.