USAID's programs are authorized by Congress in the Foreign Assistance Act. The agency's programs focus on improving global ...

More than 42 million Americans rely on SNAP to feed their families, and now, they might face even greater threats of rising food costs. This column reviews some of the proposals the Trump ...

Previous attempts to cut food assistance provide important clues for how Trump and the new Congress may attack families ...

I would like to find out if my 72-year-old mother is eligible for food stamps or any other type of assistance program. When my stepfather died last ...

In its current form, SNAP operates as a de facto subsidy program that props up some of the unhealthiest parts of the food ...

BOISE, IDAHO (CBS2) — Two news bills proposed at the statehouse would aim to combat SNAP (EBT) benefits fraud and ban the purchase of soda and candy with SNAP benefits.

Rep. Jordan Redman, R-Coeur d’Alene, proposed two bills aimed at the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP ...

Republican lawmakers introduced bills to reducing overpayments made to SNAP recipients, but Iowa advocates say the bills ...

Polls show Americans actually want more spending on education, health care, Social Security, infrastructure and anti-poverty ...

Originally published by The 19th As widespread confusion continues over the funding freezes, programs serving women and children could be hit particularly ...

U.S. Rep. Dan Meuser and U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan on Wednesday said the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance for enacting a pause in specific areas of federal funding would not apply to any ...