Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says states will now be allowed to ban people from using SNAP benefits – better known ...

Republican lawmakers push proposals to ban the purchase of junk foods, such as sodas, with SNAP benefits. Several bills have ...

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that the White House will start letting stats block recipients of federal ...

Reductions to food stamps and other benefits could hit food producers and retailers.

SNAP benefits—formerly known as "food stamps" for low-income households—are in the sights of President Donald Trump and the ...

As congressional Republicans mull slashing federal spending, a key nutrition program is on the chopping block—and everyone on our food supply chains could take a hit.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, which funds the program, said the pilot "will automatically block SNAP transactions in states where participants are unlikely to be shopping but empower ...

Kennedy has been the most vocal about the issue, but he’s not alone in his push to ban certain foods from being banned under the SNAP program. Bills are pending in Congress and in several ...