A group of food stamp recipients is taking the federal government to court, arguing new limits on what can be purchased with ...

A group of food stamp recipients has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture, challenging the agency's approval of waivers that restrict the use of Supplemental Nutrition ...

Around 42 million low-income Americans rely on the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP). The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) oversees the program and says it is working on an ...

Texas SNAP recipients will no longer be able to use their Lone Star Cards to buy candy or sweetened drinks beginning April 1.

The US Department of Agriculture ordered states to stop issuing full food stamp benefits for November and to “immediately undo” any issuance of the full allotments, after a Supreme Court justice on ...

Boxes of Cheerios at the Rhode Island Community Food Bank in Providence wait to be sent off to organization's network of 137 affiliate food pantries in the Ocean State. (Photo by Alexander ...

The plaintiffs claim the USDA is violating the Food and Nutrition Act and the Administrative Procedure Act. HealthDay News — As the federal government shutdown threatens to stop funding for food aid ...

The Agriculture Department plans to freeze federal funding for 21 states starting next week as it escalates its crackdown on possible fraud in the food stamp program, Agriculture Secretary Brooke ...

Recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture ...