Also, SNAP, by its name, is a "supplemental" nutrition program; it typically does not cover a household's entire food budget.

While the administration insists the funding freeze does not apply to direct payments like Social Security and Medicaid, SNAP benefits are in a gray area. Experts interpret the ambiguous language in ...

Social Security benefits, Medicare benefits and food stamps won’t be affected, the White House press secretary said Tuesday. But she dodged questions about other programs.

President Donald Trump’s budget office has rescinded a memo freezing spending on federal grants, less than two days after it ...

President Donald Trump's budget office on Wednesday rescinded a memo freezing spending on federal loans and grants, less than ...

President Donald Trump has frozen federal funding. Will Medicare and Social Security or Medicaid be affected? Here's what to ...

Officials said the decision to halt loans and grants was necessary to ensure spending complies with recent executive orders.

Several of Trump's executive orders have prompted a blitz of legal challenges ... Medicare benefits, food stamps and welfare benefits. “However, it is the responsibility of this president ...

Massachusetts is joining in legal action as President Trump's administration begins a review of spending that could freeze trillions of government dollars.