It’s not clear how soon assistance could reach people and the rulings could be appealed, The Associated Press reported.

The government shutdown is poised to mark a major milestone next week in the absence of a deal, as the partial closure heads towards the longest on record.

Agencies are giving furloughed federal employees an inconsistent message about whether they will get retroactive pay once the shutdown ends.

A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from cutting off the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune's stance on the filibuster is "unchanged" despite President Trump's call to scrap the rule to end the government shutdown. Follow live updates here.

A second federal judge in Boston ruled that the government is “required” to continue providing SNAP benefits, but that she ...

Two federal judges have ordered the Trump administration to use emergency funds to provide at least partial food stamp benefits to tens of millions of Americans in November, as the federal government ...

Two federal judges ruled the Trump administration must continue to pay for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

Washington D.C. - Forty-five percent of Americans - a simple majority - blame President Donald Trump and Republicans for the ...

Judge Talwani gave the Trump administration until Nov. 3 to decide if it will pay full or partial benefits. Another judge ...

Nearly 930,000 low-income Washington residents set to lose their food stamps may need to rely on food banks due to the ongoing federal government shutdown.