US Supreme Court maintains temporary freeze on full SNAP benefits for November

The Supreme Court extended a temporary pause on court orders requiring the Trump administration to release full November SNAP benefits, leaving millions of low-income Americans in limbo as the government shutdown drags on. The stay will remain in effect through Thursday, when the high court will decide whether to intervene further.

US Supreme Court maintains temporary freeze on full SNAP benefits for November

Ohio food pantries see record demand in food crisis

As President Donald Trump continues to defy court orders to fund SNAP during the government shutdown, Ohio’s food pantries are reaching a breaking point. Nonprofits report record demand and dwindling supplies as millions of residents lose their federal food assistance.

Ohio food pantries see record demand in food crisis

Future of Ohio’s federal energy assistance unclear as government shutdown wears on

As freezing weather grips Ohio, the Trump administration’s shutdown has put federal heating assistance in jeopardy. The state is keeping its crisis program open with leftover funds, but advocates warn they could soon run dry — leaving hundreds of thousands of vulnerable families at risk of losing heat as winter begins.

Future of Ohio’s federal energy assistance unclear as government shutdown wears on

US Senate advances bill to end record-breaking government shutdown

After 40 days of gridlock, the U.S. Senate advanced a bipartisan deal to end the Trump administration’s record-breaking shutdown. The bill restores food assistance for 42 million Americans and brings back laid-off federal workers, but Democrats remain divided over the omission of key Affordable Care Act subsidies — the very issue that sparked the shutdown.

US Senate advances bill to end record-breaking government shutdown

States told by Trump administration to ‘undo’ full SNAP benefits paid for November

After the Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration, federal officials ordered states to claw back full November food benefits for millions of Americans. The chaotic reversal — impacting 42 million people — drew outrage from governors who say the administration is using hunger as political leverage amid the ongoing shutdown.

States told by Trump administration to ‘undo’ full SNAP benefits paid for November

US Supreme Court temporarily blocks November SNAP payments

The U.S. Supreme Court has temporarily sided with the Trump administration, allowing it to halt full food assistance payments for 42 million Americans amid the ongoing government shutdown. The ruling reverses a lower court’s order to fund November SNAP benefits and leaves millions of families uncertain about how they’ll put food on the table.

US Supreme Court temporarily blocks November SNAP payments