Utah bill, explained by health advocate Calley Means, passed 7-2 in committee, seeking to ban the use of SNAP benefits for purchasing candy and soda.

Kansas Republicans are cracking down on social services programs, creating new crimes and rejecting proposals by Democrats. It’s the halfway point through the state legislative session and Kansas ...

Saying they have no nutritional value, a Lake Havasu Republican is leading the charge to take sodas – with or without sugar – ...

The recently appointed Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has signaled his intention to cut "junk" ...

The food assistance program is facing potential funding cuts as part of Republicans’ tax break efforts and changes to the ...

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will be distributed to recipients throughout March 2025. When will you get your payments? SNAP benefits—also known as "food stamps"—are ...

“Using a memorandum from the left-leaning Center on Budget and Policy Priorities as their guide, Vilsack and Dean compromised the integrity of SNAP, the financial standing of USDA, and further eroded ...

Adam Housley has sparked controversy after sharing his opinion on the potential restriction of junk foods for food stamp ...

Many GOP lawmakers want to cut back on its funding. In May of 2024, Republican chair of the House Agriculture Committee Glenn ...

Adam Housley, heir to a Napa Valley vineyard and husband to Tamera Mowry, recounts his childhood memories observing "food ...

The program is run by the USDA, not HHS, and is administered through individual states. It is authorized by the federal Food ...

The Famine Early Warning Systems Network is one of USAID’s most data-driven programs, but its work has been stalled by the ...