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Trump administration says it wants to ‘completely deconstruct’ SNAP program. Here’s what’s actually happening.

SNAP benefits are restored, and the program is funded through next year. But the Trump administration is now looking to “completely deconstruct the program,” its top USDA official said. Agriculture ...
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The shutdown leaves one in eight Americans unsure how they'll buy food

A halt in SNAP payments has millions worried about their next meal, raising new questions about how a program born in the Great Depression still defines America's fight against hunger. The antihunger ...