FOOD FIGHT: Battle over SNAP Set to Strip 1 in 8 Americans of Food Assistance

Governor joins suit over cancellation of SNAP program

Gov. Andy Beshear is one of more than two dozen Democratic state officials who sued the Trump administration Tuesday over its decision to halt food assistance to 42 million Americans during the government shutdown.

FOOD FIGHT: Battle over SNAP set to strip 1 in 8 Americans of food assistance

If SNAP benefits end November 1, how many people will be impacted in our region?

FARGO, N.D. (KVRRFOX 9) — SNAP or food stamp payments will end this weekend due to the ongoing federal government shutdown. The program provides food assistance to over 42 million low-income people each month. That equals nearly 1 in 8 people across the country. In Minnesota, there are 451,966 people on SNAP with 57,129 in North Dakota and 75,282 in South Dakota. The money comes loaded on prepaid cards that can be used for groceries. The food st…

DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene: Republicans “know they can't win in the hearts and minds of the American voters, so they want to rig the system, and we are going to fight back.”

DelBene calls Republicans’ decision to cut off food assistance to 42 million American people the latest example of Republican’s neverending efforts to be “cruel to the American people” DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene appeared on MSNBC’s “Way Too Early” and “CNN This Morning” today, blasting Republicans for their cruel efforts to cut off food assistance from millions of Americans and trying to rig the midterm election. DelBene called out House Republic…

‘People shouldn’t go hungry’: SNAP halt sparks concern among Catholic charitable groups

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 29, 2025 / 12:27 pm Catholic charitable groups that provide food to needy families are voicing concern about the expected stoppage of federal food assistance programs as the government shutdown continues. [...]

Food fight on Capitol Hill

Washington remains divided as millions of Americans face food stamp cuts